Tag Archives: Exchange

Microsoft 365 retention policy bug that looked like it led to data loss

11/2 Update: Per the post below this turned out to be a GUI bug only so no mailbox data seemed to be affected. So in this case, it was just a display error and the policy didn’t actually apply to … Continue reading

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Using Commvault, by an Exchange MVP

I’ve been at Commvault (CV) for three years and have been working with Exchange for 21 years and it’s long overdue for me to write on both topics. When I was being recruited to join Commvault, I thought they “just … Continue reading

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Exchange quarterly updates released

On 12/17/2017 Microsoft released the latest quarterly updates for Exchange 2010, 2013, & 2016. Exchange 2010 SP3 RU19 Info | Download KB4035162 Exchange 2013 CU19 Info| Download KB4037224 Exchange 2016 CU8 Info | Download KB4035145 There aren’t any major changes in these … Continue reading

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FIXED in iOS 11.0.1: DO NOT Upgrade to iOS 11, if using Apple Mail & Exchange Online or Outlook.com

New iOS version breaks Exchange access, again Continue reading

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Review of Practical PowerShell: Exchange Server 2016

For those that have worked with Exchange for 20 years or are new to Exchange or Exchange Online (Office 365) PowerShell scripting is must have skill. Back in Exchange 2003 and early days you could, and had to do, almost … Continue reading

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Script: Updating Recipients in Exchange Online (Office 365)

A very common request is to update recipients in Exchange Online and commonly many updates are required. Updating a few recipients in EXO can easily be done with the Office 365 Admin Portal or Exchange Admin Console (ECP), but due … Continue reading

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Moderated Messages issues with Exchange Online (EXO) hybrid configurations

I’ve been using Exchange 2016 in a hybrid configuration for a few years now and have a few moderated groups I manage. An issue I ran into with this is that when messages come in for moderation I did not … Continue reading

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Exchange Server 2016 “requires .NET Framework 4.5 or later” error

Recently I was trying to address and issue with a corrupted arbitration mailbox. The quick fix for this issue is to delete these mailboxes and the system accounts used by them and run “setup.com /PrepareAD” to recreate them. When I … Continue reading

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URGENT: Hold off on deploying Exchange 2016 on Windows 2016

Exchange 2016 CU3 was the 1st version of Exchange supported on Windows 2016 when it was released on 9/20/2016 [Exchange 2013 & 2016 quarterly updates out]. This was a minor update, biggest changes are the support for Windows 2016 and indexing … Continue reading

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Don’t let your O365 tenant get hijacked! An example of this happening…

Don’t let your O365 tenant get hijacked Continue reading

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