Announcing Hybrid Modern Authentication for Exchange On-Premises
We’re very happy to announce support for Hybrid Modern Authentication (HMA) with the next set of cumulative updates (CU) for Exchange 2013 and Exchange 2016, that’s CU8 for Exchange Server 2016, and...
View ArticleReleased: December 2017 Quarterly Exchange Updates
Update: Microsoft has identified a condition where Free/Busy lookups from On-Premises to O365 in a hybrid configuration may fail. Please see KB4058297 for additional information and mechanisms to...
View ArticleThe many ways to block automatic email forwarding in Exchange Online
In support, I get this question quite frequently: “How do I block users from auto forwarding their mail outside my environment?” There are plenty of good reasons you may not want auto forwarding: you...
View ArticleEAI support announcement
Out of 7.6 billion people in the world, only 360 million are native English speakers. Although email has been the earliest and most widely-adopted platform for modern electronic communication, email...
View ArticleThe case of Reply Log Manager not letting lagged copy lag
In a previous blog post Ross Smith IV had explained what the Replay Lag Manager is and what it does. It's a great feature that's somewhat underappreciated. We've seen a few support cases that seemed to...
View ArticleExchange Server guidance to protect against speculative execution...
We wanted to make you aware that we have now published a KB article on this subject, KB4074871. Please read it here: Exchange Server guidance to protect against speculative execution side-channel...
View ArticlePermanently Clear Previous Mailbox Info
We are introducing a new parameter that can be called by using the Set-User cmdlet in Exchange Online PowerShell. The feature is focused for customers doing migration of on-premises mailboxes to the...
View ArticleExchange Log Collector Script
A while ago I created the “CollectLogsScript” (see my old A better way to collect logs from your Exchange servers blog post) which I have since rebranded to “ExchangeLogCollector”. Seeing that this has...
View ArticleExchange Server TLS guidance, part 1: Getting Ready for TLS 1.2
Overview As the realm of security in technology continues to evolve over time, every so often we say hello to newer and more competent versions of technologies while saying goodbye to their older...
View ArticleNow your enterprise mobility management solution can be used to simply set up...
Today, we are announcing the availability of new functionality in Outlook for iOS and Android that simplifies the Exchange on-premises email account set up with Microsoft Intune and other enterprise...
View ArticleDemystifying Hybrid Free/Busy: what are the moving parts?
Hybrid Free/Busy is one of those things that many people do not fully understand. If everything works well, the complexity is hidden from view and people working in various parts of organization can...
View ArticleAn Update on Office 365 Requiring TLS 1.2
Hello Exchange Server followers! In December 2017 it was announced Office 365 planned to discontinue support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 connections on March 1st, 2018, and after that time only TLS 1.2...
View ArticleEAI support announcement – Update
In late December 2017, we announced support for EAI in Q1 2018. We are happy to announce that EAI is now enabled in Exchange Online and Exchange Online Protection for Office 365. Office 365 users can...
View ArticleDemystifying Hybrid Free/Busy: Finding errors and troubleshooting
In this second part of the Demystifying Hybrid Free/Busy, we will cover troubleshooting of Hybrid Free/Busy scenarios, more specifically – how and where to find an actual error that will indicate where...
View ArticleOWA mobile apps to be retired in May
We wanted to post a quick note to let you know that we have announced the retirement of OWA for iPhone, iPad and Android. To learn more, head over to the Tech Community blog. Outlook Team
View ArticleReleased: March 2018 Quarterly Exchange Updates
The March quarterly release updates for Exchange Server are now available on the download center (links below). These releases include all previously released updates, fixes for customer reported...
View ArticleExchange Server TLS guidance Part 2: Enabling TLS 1.2 and Identifying Clients...
Overview In part 2 of our Exchange Server TLS Guidance series we focus on enabling and confirming TLS 1.2 can be used by your Exchange Servers for incoming and outgoing connections, as well as...
View ArticleA new architecture for Exchange hybrid customers enables Outlook mobile and...
We’re announcing a new architecture for Exchange Server and Office 365 hybrid customers that unlocks Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) capabilities for Outlook for iOS and Android. With Hybrid...
View ArticleOffice 365: Auto-Expanding Archives FAQ
In recent months we’ve been receiving quite a few questions from customers regarding auto-expanding archives. I’d like to clear up some of the misconceptions and answer some of the most frequently...
View ArticleExchange 2010 End of Support Is Coming
On January 14, 2020, Exchange Server 2010 will reach end of support. If you haven’t already begun your migration from Exchange 2010 to Office 365 or Exchange 2016, now’s the time to start your...
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