Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
Two Outlook Autodiscover settings, which are active in the default setting, often cause problems when setting up Outlook accounts. In the default setting, Outlook always tries to retrieve Autodiscover settings from Microsoft 365, which often leads to problems with on-prem Exchange servers. Outlook also tries to retrieve the Autodiscover settings from the root domain ... Read more
I have just uploaded an updated version of the "Exchange Autodiscover Whitepaper". Since the behavior of Outlook 2016 in connection with Autodiscover has changed somewhat in November 2017, I have adapted the whitepaper accordingly. Outlook now prefers Autodiscover in conjunction with Office 365, which leads to problems if the user has an Office 365 account. Read more
In January, I published the first public version of the Exchange Autodiscover Whitepaper. So far the PDF has more than 5000 downloads, now there is an updated version. The PDF now comprises 64 pages on Exchange Autodiscover, including sample configurations (6 pages more). A revision was necessary, as I had previously only dealt with the topic of split DNS in conjunction with Autodiscover ... Read more
Every day I receive emails from readers with questions and problems that are largely due to Autodiscover and/or incorrect certificates. This whitepaper is intended to help administrators understand and correctly configure Autodiscover, as it is an important part of Exchange Server without which the connection of Outlook and other devices would not work. The idea for ... Read more
To specify the URLs and hostnames of an Exchange 2016 server, the following script can be used: #Hostname for Exchange Webservices, OWA, Outlook Anywhere, Active Sync: $OutlookHostname = "outlook.frankysweb.de" #Hostname for Autodiscover: $AutodiscoverHostname = "autodiscover.frankysweb.de" #OWA $owa = "https://" + "$OutlookHostname" + "/owa" write-host "OWA URL:" $owa Get-OwaVirtualDirectory -Server $env:computername | Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -internalurl $owa -externalurl $owa ... Read more
If you use a web hosting package from Strato and also operate your own Exchange server, you should pay attention to Autodiscover. In the default setting, autodiscover is activated at Strato, but as an SRV entry and reference to Strato: The activated setting at Strato then refers to the address autoconfigure.strato.de: However, if you operate your own Exchange server and use Strato as a smart host, ... Read more
I am currently receiving a lot of emails from people complaining about problems with Outlook 2016 in conjunction with Exchange 2010. With Outlook 2016, a crucial function has apparently been removed for many people: Exchange accounts can no longer be configured manually. To be honest, I didn't think that many people had configured their Exchange accounts manually. Outlook ... Read more
