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We asked our SearchExchange.com experts to tell us their top five freeware tools for Microsoft Exchange. The following is a list of what they say is the best Exchange Server freeware on the Web.

What is your favorite Exchange freeware? We want to hear from you -- e-mail the editor your top picks.

Peter terSteeg's Top Five Favorite Downloads

Active Directory Cookbook

Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool: Identifies items that do not conform to Microsoft best practices

PFDavAdmin: Sets and recaptures permissions on public folders and Exchange mailboxes

Exchange Intelligent Message Filter: Message filtering, analysis and support

Exchange Server WinRoute: Exchange routing tool

OutlookSpy: Manages hidden Outlook properties and settings

Peter terSteeg is our deployment and migration expert. Click for his bio or view Peter's responses to your questions.

Richard Luckett's Top Five Favorite Downloads

Active Directory Cookbook

Microsoft Security Configuration Wizard: Attack-surface reduction tool

Sam Spade: Network query tool

The Antivirus Test File: Find out if your antivirus program is running correctly

Telnet: Diagnostic tool for remote computers

Exchange Message Tracking Center: Helps find messages and checks status of e-mails

Richard Luckett is our spam and security expert. Click for his bio or view Richard's responses to your questions.

Patricia Guerrero's Top Five Favorite Downloads

Active Directory Cookbook

Server Performance Advisor: Server performance diagnostic tool

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer: Detects common security misconfigurations and missing updates

Ad-aware SE: Spyware removal utility

SuperScan: Determine which ports are listening on a particular server or set of servers

NWTools: Web-based network tool

Patricia Guerrero is our clients and mobility expert. Click for her bio or view Patricia's responses to your questions.

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