Custom IMF weighting

IMF (Intelligent Message Filter) has its flaws, but it's free. Instead of rewriting all the steps, here is an excellent guide on IMF custom weighting:

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Intelligent-Message-Filter-version-2-IMF-v2.html

Of note - it's possible I've never done this right until today, when I saw that you need to do this to make custom weighting work properly:

regsvr32 Drive_letter:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin\MSCFV2\MSExchange.UceContentFilter.dll

Also - it's CRUCIAL that you save the XML file as type Unicode and not ANSI. Afterward, restart the SMTP service.

Symantec Endpoint Protection LiveUpdate fails

I had an unmanaged SEP install that failed to update itself - even after I uninstalled and resintalled.

Turned out the answer was to update from LiveUpdate 3.3 to LiveUpdate 3.5 via this link:

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/liveupdate/3.5/lusetup.exe

SBS 2003 licenses disappear after reboot

A couple times, I have seen SBS 2003 licenses disappear after a reboot. You're only left with the original 5 licenses. The consensus seems to be that antivirus scanning the licensing files is the cause. However, in this case, the license files were already immune from scanning. Anyway, here is a way to fix this issue:

1. Look for licstr.cpa & Autolicstr.cpa files under c:\windows\system32 folder.

2. Exclude these two files from being scanned by Anti Virus.

3. Make a backup copy of both the files on a different folder.

4. Delete licstr.cpa from c:\windows\system32 folder.

5. Rename autolicstr.cpa file to licstr.cpa.

6. Restart the Licensing Service.

7. Goto Server Management Console -> Licensing & you will have the actual no. of CALS.