November 2005 - Posts

How to verify Tfs is sending emails
28 November 05 03:08 PM | psheill | 4 Comments   

In some cases, it's necessary to verify that Tfs is attempting to send emails. In the release version, we've made sure that errors connecting to the mail server are logged in the Application event log on the TF Server. Until release, or if you would like Read More...

How Tfs sends emails - testing the smtp pipes
22 November 05 10:39 AM | psheill | 5 Comments   

If you are having trouble getting Tfs to send emails, one thing to test is connectivity and permission to send. Sometimes the mail server will refuse to accept email if the sending account doesn't itself have a mailbox, or if the "from" address doesn't Read More...

Team Foundation Server (Tfs) Events
21 November 05 11:28 AM | psheill | 0 Comments   

I’ve been meaning to write more about Team Foundation Server (TFS) events and notifications for some time now. These are the hooks for being notified of, for example, checkins or workitem (bug) changes. Now that our beta3 is out, a lot more people are Read More...