Exchange Online Launches Support for MTA-STS
Exchange Online now supports SMTP Strict Transport Security (MTA-STS), a mechanism to help defend SMTP communications between mail servers.
February 4, 2022
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The Practical 365 Update – Episode 35: E3 customers get enterprise AV, Exchange gets security patches and Teams quietly gets new features
In this week's episode, Paul and myself get together to discuss - a bit more Exchange again - but don't worry, it's only more patches. Plus, Microsoft adds a new product into the E3 plans that we think you'll like - and as usual, the best from the Roadmap and Message Center
January 26, 2022
Bridging the Gap Between Microsoft Teams and Email
Microsoft Teams is mostly an internal communications platform while email connects billions of people around the world. Inside Microsoft 365 tenants, you might need to connect Teams and email together. In this article, we discuss the out-of-the-box features available to link the two.
January 25, 2022
How to Transition from Exchange Online Mailbox Retention Policies to Microsoft 365 Retention
Exchange Online has mailbox retention policies. Microsoft 365 has retention policies and retention labels. In this article, we explore how to move away from Exchange Online retention to use Microsoft 365 retention.
January 20, 2022
Exchange Online Introduces DANE and DNSSEC for Outbound Email
In a December 24 announcement, Microsoft says that the roll-out of DNSSEC and DANE support in Exchange Online will start in mid-January 2022. It's a phased deployment and won't complete until mid-May.
January 17, 2022
Separating users in Office 365 using Address Book Policies
Microsoft 365 has many built-in controls to manage how users communicate externally, however, these controls do not generally extend to internal communication. While this is fine in most environments, situations exist where a degree of separation is required to segregate communication across different groups of users. This article details the configuration of Address Book Policies, and how they can be extended to include Teams.
January 5, 2022
Can Azure AD Custom Security Attributes Replace Exchange Custom Attributes?
Microsoft launched the preview of Azure AD custom security attributes on December 1. Custom attributes are well known to Exchange administrators. In this article, we look at how to create and add Azure AD custom security attributes
January 4, 2022
11 unmissable Practical 365 Posts from 2021
We've had a bumper year on Practical 365. To finish up 2021 here are eleven articles that you can't miss as you break for the holiday season and get ready for 2022.
December 22, 2021
How to migrate on-premises application mailboxes to Exchange Online
Migrating application mailboxes to Exchange Online is critical for any migration project, and thorough planning is required since application mailboxes often serve vital business functions. It’s imperative to gather the details outlined in this article prior to updating internal application code, or test feature functionality of third-party products.
December 16, 2021
Ignite 2021 is Next Week. Here’s What I Anticipate for Microsoft 365
Microsoft Ignite 2021 happens (virtually) on Nov 2-4. There are tons of sessions scheduled and in this post we consider some important Microsoft 365 topics that we hope are covered.
October 26, 2021
Send Exchange Online Email Using the Microsoft Graph SDK for PowerShell
This article explains how to send Exchange Online email using the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK.
October 18, 2021
Time to Move Off Exchange Online DLP Policies
Microsoft plans to remove the management of Exchange transport-rule based policies from the classc EAC in mid-2022. Given that Microsoft 365 DLP policies offer the same if not better functionality for Exchange Online and can process other workloads as well, it's a good time to consider transitioning away from the older technology.
October 8, 2021