May 21, 2009

Chuck Norris and IT

  • The system works because Chuck Norris tells it to work
  • Chuck Norris doesn’t need a test suite. The test suite needs Chuck Norris.
  • CPUs run faster to get away from Chuck Norris
  • Chuck Norris normalizes all schema just by inserting random data
  • Chuck Norris can compile syntax errors
  • Packets travel faster than the speed of light for Chuck Norris, but he can still catch them
  • Chuck Norris has Internet 3
  • Check Norris can parse invalid XML
  • Chuck Norris can break Moore’s Law
  • Chuck Norris can fix everything without changing anything.

May 11, 2009

How to find the user / entity an email address is associated with in Exchange 2003

  • Open the Acive Directory Users and Computers Management Console
  • Right Click on the domain > Select Find
  • Select Custom Search in the Find field
  • Select the Advanced tab
  • To find the entity with the email address spamtrap@danlance.co.uk for example, enter the following in the LDAP query field: (proxyAddresses=smtp:user@somain.com)
  • This will list the entity containing the email address entered.

    Wild cards can be entered within the email address (*) to return multiple matches.
    If you want to view all the email addresses within the results list, select View -> Choose Columns... and select Proxy Address - doing this in assoication with the query (proxyAddresses=smtp:*@somain.com) will give you a list of all entities within the organisation that have an email address, together with all the email addresses they have.