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A New Version of the Room Mailbox Statistics Script

The room mailbox statistics script has proven to be a popular script downloaded and used by many to analyze the usage patterns of room mailboxes. Recently, a reader pointed out that the Graph API request to fetch workspaces didn't work. Microsoft has changed the Places resource and the request now needed to run against the beta endpoint. All of which brought me to rewrite the script using the Graph SDK.

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Microsoft’s Simple Message: Prepare to Move to Exchange Server Subscription Edition

Microsoft plans a transition of the current Exchange Server licensing and support model to Exchange Server subscription edition (SE) starting in 2025. Organizations must prepare for the transition by upgrading servers to the latest cumulative updates of Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019. The transition is unlikely to be seamless, but glitches can be avoided by good planning and careful monitoring of community discussions.

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Microsoft Enhances Message Recall for Exchange Online

Microsoft released the initial implementation of a cloud-based message recall feature last year. Now they're back with a set of enhancements to take the rough edges off, like explaining to users why messages disappear from the inbox and enabling support for external services like email hygiene and mail autosignature providers.

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How to Handle an Unwanted Sensitivity Label

Sometimes sensitivity labels defined for use within a Microsoft 365 tenant turn out to be unnecessary. The question then is what to do with these unwanted sensitivity labels. The answer is to pause for thought, gather information, and then make an informed decision, all of which we discuss here.

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Using Azure Email Communication Service to Send Messages

If you're looking for an email service capable of handling large volumes of email to external recipients, Microsoft will propose Email Communication Services (ECS). Built on top of Exchange Online, ECS shares some characteristics with the High Volume Email (HVE) solution. After testing both, HVE is probably a better solution if you have a Microsoft 365 tenant.

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