Exchange ActiveSync failures Part 2

I recently had another instance where mobile phones (Android) refused to connect to an Exchange 2003 server. Using https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/, it stopped at

Test ActiveSync
Test ActiveSync

The help at Microsoft was misleading because I have already followed those steps. In this case, the issue was resolved by removing the Host Header Value from the Default Web Site in IIS:

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Finding lines in a text file with differing lengths

I recently had to find out whether a very large text file had any lines where the length (character count) of each line differed, as they needed to be identical. This will help:

cat file.txt | awk '{gsub(/[ \t]+$/,""); print length($0)}' | sort -u

Password strength misconceptions

I have read countless articles where people tell you how bad it is to:

  • Use dictionary words in combination with symbols - like Helicopter123
  • Phrases with dictionary words - like I Like To Eat Spunk
  • Dictionary words with letters replaced by symbols - like P@ssw0rd
  • Part of your personal details mangled with other characters - like Girls081975
  • Not use all of the character classes lower, upper, digits and symbols - like some123
  • Using repeats of constructs - like NotMyPassword!NotMyPassword

Their reasonings are:

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The two faces of a zoo in one photo...

Zoo Monkey
Zoo Monkey

Wtf

How do you report an email not working problem to your IT support vendor?

You email them….

Doh!