A Microsoft Windows Server 2003 support tool that tests the operation of Active Directory. You can also use it to test Domain Name System (DNS) operation.
The process of offloading the responsibility for a given task or set or tasks to another user or group. Delegation in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 involves granting permission to someone else to fill a specific administrative role, such as Exchange Full Administrator, Exchange Administrator, and Exchange View Only Administrator.
A configurable period of time that items deleted from a user's mailbox will be retained for before being permanently deleted and recoverable only from backup.
A configurable period of time that a mailbox will be retained for before being permanently deleted and recoverable only from backup.
A feature of Exchange System Manager that lets you define the level at which the events written to the application log in Event Viewer are logged.
An industry standard authentication scheme that allows clients to authenticate using a sequence of challenges and responses carried over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
These rights control which users and groups have permission to change e-mail-related attributes of a mail-enabled public folder.
A term associated with information stores. Dismounting a store refers to taking a store offline (such as for maintenance).
The name that uniquely identifies an object, using the relative distinguished name, domain name, and the container holding the object. An example would be CN=Willis,CN=Contoso,CN=COM. This refers to the Willis user account in the contoso.com domain.
A type of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory group that is used to define e-mail distribution lists. Distribution groups have no security context and cannot be used to grant permissions to resources, but they are useful for grouping users that share a common purpose, such as all employees at a branch location.
See Domain Name System (DNS).
A collection of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 computers, users, and groups that share a common directory database. Domains are defined by an administrator.
A server that is capable of performing authentication. In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, a domain controller holds a copy of the Active Directory database.
A hierarchical name resolution system that resolves host names into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and vice versa.
A Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Setup switch that prepares an Active Directory domain for an Exchange Server 2003 installation. DomainPrep is also used when installing the Exchange Server 2003 Active Directory Connector as a precursor to installing Exchange Server 2003 into an existing Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 organization.
Implements a directory access cache that stores recently looked-up information for a configurable period of time.
A Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 proxy service that functions as an intermediary between the client and the global catalog.