Supporting Windows 8 Mail in your organization
Windows 8 and Windows RT include a built-in email app named Mail (also referred to as Windows 8 Mail or the Windows 8 Mail app). The Windows 8 Mail app includes support for IMAP and Exchange ActiveSync...
View ArticleConfigure certificate-based authentication for Exchange ActiveSync
In previous posts, we have discussed certificate based authentication (CBA) for Outlook Web App, and Greg Taylor has covered publishing Outlook Web App and Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) with certificate...
View ArticleExchange Server 2013 Reaches General Availability
Back in October, we announced that the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build of Exchange Server 2013 was signed off. Since that time, we’ve been focusing our efforts on releasing the next version of...
View ArticleDecommissioning your Exchange 2010 servers in a Hybrid Deployment
Many organizations have chosen to configure a hybrid deployment with Exchange Online to take advantage of different features such as rich mailbox moves and cross-premises calendar free/busy sharing....
View ArticleReleased: Update Rollup 5 v2 for Exchange 2010 SP2, Exchange 2010 SP1 RU8 and...
Today the Exchange CXP team released the following update rollups to the Download Center. All three releases cover Security Bulletin MS12-080. Because this is a security release, the updates will also...
View ArticleWindows Management Framework 3.0 on Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010
Recently, Windows Update began offering the Windows Management Framework 3.0 as an Optional update. This includes all forms of update distribution, such as Microsoft Update, WSUS, System Center...
View ArticleRecipient Rate Limit Increase to 10K for Office 365 and Exchange Online
In response to feedback from our customers, we have increased the recipient rate limit within Office 365 Enterprise (E1, E2, E3, E4, K1, and K2), Professionals and Small Businesses (P1), and Government...
View ArticleManaging OAB in Exchange Server 2013
The Exchange team blog article OAB in Exchange Server 2013 introduced the new Offline Address Book (OAB) generation and distribution architecture in Exchange Server 2013. Take a few moments to visit...
View ArticleExchange 2010 Calendar Repair Assistant
Exchange 2010 had many new enhancements and improvements over prior versions of Exchange. One really cool feature was the introduction of the Calendar Repair Assistant (CRA). The CRA is a mailbox...
View ArticleHow to write an Exchange 2013 transport agent
What is a Transport Agent?Transport agents allow Microsoft, developers in your organization and third-party vendors to hook into the Exchange transport pipeline with their code to process messages...
View ArticleExchange 2013 Server Role Architecture
The Past: Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010In 2005, we set out developing Exchange 2007. During the preliminary planning of Exchange 2007, we realized that the server architecture model had to evolve to...
View ArticleExchange 2013 Client Access Server Role
In a previous article, I discussed the new server role architecture in Exchange 2013. This article continues the series by discussing the Client Access server role.While this Exchange server role...
View ArticleNew Outlook Calendar best practices document for Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010...
For about as many years as you’ve used Outlook, you’ve likely used the guidance in the older Outlook meeting requests: Essential do’s and don’ts article. However, if you read the older document, you...
View ArticleServicing Exchange 2013
Six years ago Exchange took a bold step forward in product servicing. With Exchange Server 2007 we shifted to a cumulative model to deliver customer rollup updates (RU’s) instead of a traditional...
View ArticleReleased: Exchange Server 2010 SP3
downloadwhat’s newrelease notesEarlier last year, we announced that Exchange 2010 Service Pack 3 would be coming in the first half of 2013. Later, we updated the timeframe to Q1 2013. Today, we're...
View ArticleReleased: Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2010 SP2 and Exchange 2007 SP3...
Today the Exchange CXP team released the following update rollups to the Download Center. All three releases cover Security Bulletin MS13-012 (KB 2809279). Because this is a security release, the...
View ArticleAddress Book Policies, Jamba Jokes and Secret Agents
Since we added the Address Book Policy feature in Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2, one of the questions I frequently hear (related to ABP’s that is) is, “when are you adding ABP’s to Office 365?”...
View ArticleDon’t miss the Virtual Launch Event for the New Office 365 for Business
Join us at our Virtual Launch Event on February 27th as we celebrate the availability of a major new release coming to Office 365 for businesses. If you are exploring cloud offerings, you do not want...
View ArticleExchange, Firewalls, and Support… Oh, my!
Over the years Exchange Server architecture has gone through a number of changes. As a product matures over time you may see us change what is supported as we react to changes in the product...
View ArticleUpdate: Exchange Server TechNet Library URLs
Many of you have seen our previous blog post announcing the Exchange documentation URL changes, and have provided us with your feedback on the matter. Starting off, we want to thank you for all of it;...
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