Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
This is the third part of the series "Exchange 2016 Hybrid Mode with Office 365". This part deals with the synchronization of local user accounts to Office 365 or Azure Active Directory. Here are the links to the previous articles: Exchange 2016: Hybrid mode with Office 365 (Part 1) Exchange 2016: Hybrid mode with Office ... Read more
Part 1 of this article series only dealt with the test environment for an Exchange 2016 / Office 365 hybrid scenario. This part now deals with the preparation of Office 365 and the frankysweb.org domain. What is hybrid mode I still need to explain a little about hybrid mode: What is hybrid mode anyway? Read more
As a side note, new limits will be introduced in Exchange Online and therefore also in Office 365 from 01.06.2018. Specifically, these are new limits for authenticated SMTP connections (SMTP Authenticated submission): Sent mails will be saved in the "Sent items" folder of the mailbox Only three simultaneous connections per mailbox are now permitted Depending on the configuration ... Read more
I have now received a lot of inquiries about Exchange and hybrid mode with Office 365. I have therefore decided to focus more on the topic of Office 365 in conjunction with local Exchange servers in the future. Here is the first article on Exchange 2016 in conjunction with Office 365 and hybrid mode. In ... Read more
I recently encountered the problem of converting a cloud-only shared mailbox into a user mailbox in a customer project. However, since the Active Directory (AD) is synchronized with Azure Active Directory (AAD), I have described the procedure here. First you have to connect to the Exchange Online PowerShell to ... Read more
I have just uploaded the new version of "Exchange Reporter". Since a few new features have been added, I have put together a new major version. Here are the highlights: Multilingual (German and English) Exchange 2016 compatible Visual customization of the report and the console output New functions (major update) First multilingual version (German and English) Visual customization ... Read more
Microsoft has released the Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) for download. SaRA is designed to help resolve problems with the connection to Office 365. SaRA asks the user about the problem and then performs a series of tests to diagnose the problem: Here is a list of the checks that are performed: https://community.office365.com/en-us/w/exchange/sara ... Read more
Brief instructions on how to block entire domains using the Office 365 AntiSPAM feature. Log in to the Office 365 portal (Sign in to Office 365) and click on "Exchange" Now click on the "Spam filter" tab under "Protection" and edit the "Default" policy or create a new policy In the new window under the item ... Read more
This article describes the basic configuration of Exchange Online Protection with Exchange Server 2013. https://products.office.com/de-de/exchange/microsoft-exchange-online-protection-email-filter-and-anti-spam-protection-email-security-email-spam These instructions are also valid for Exchange 2016. Once you have an account, you will be taken to the Office 365 dashboard. The basic configuration can be carried out under "Setup": Step 1: Add domain. I use "frankysweb.com" for testing: My domain hosts ... Read more
Outlook has also been available for iOS and Android since 29.01.15. Here is a short howto for setting it up in conjunction with Exchange Server. However, caution is advised when using Outlook for iOS and Android: https://blog.winkelmeyer.com/2015/01/warning-microsofts-outlook-app-for-ios-breaks-your-company-security/ If you still want to use Outlook for iOS, please read on now: The introduction can be canceled with the "X". ... Read more
