POP3 is not working in Microsoft Exchange Server
Troubleshoot and fix POP3 connectivity issues in Microsoft Exchange Server with practical checks, common causes, and step-by-step solutions.
Troubleshoot Exchange Web Services (EWS)
Troubleshoot Exchange Web Services (EWS) EWS is a built-in component that is almost always enabled. It is a service that enables other applications and services to communicate with Exchange to obtain mailbox information such as calendaring and contact data. It can also be used for bulk data requests, such as moving data out of a…
Autodiscover Overview
Autodiscover Overview The Autodiscover component is responsible for helping clients locate Exchange services (such as EWS). It greatly improves the user experience, most often during the initial setup of client computers and mobile devices (by auto-populating profile information). Let’s look at the three parts of Autodiscover to walk through how it works. In the screen…
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Troubleshoot Authentication
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Troubleshoot Authentication Many Exchange administrators have been in a scenario where a user reports that they are getting prompted for their credentials by Outlook. Sometimes the prompting is endless, even if the correct credentials are typed in. Other times, a prompt is unexpected (such as after Outlook has been running for…
Mail Flow in Exchange Server 2016
Exchange Server 2016 Mail Flow Routing in the Mailbox Transport Service Similar to the Transport service, the Mailbox Transport service builds the routing table based on information from the AD DS. The Mailbox Transport service also uses delivery groups for message routing. The Mailbox Transport service always belongs to the same delivery group as the…
Advanced Threat Protection
Advanced Threat Protection Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) is a new email filtering service that complements Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and provides protection against specific types of advanced threats including phishing and zero day attacks. ATP delivers the following benefits: Safe links. Attackers sometimes try to hide malicious URLs with seemingly safe links that are redirected to…
Exchange Online Protection
Exchange Online Protection Exchange Online Protection is a cloud-based anti-spam and antivirus solution. Organizations can choose to deploy it as a single solution or a hybrid solution together with the Exchange Server on-premise antivirus protection. Because this is a cloud-based product, it does not require any hardware or software deployment. Instead, the current Mail Exchanger…
Edge Synchronization
Microsoft Exchange Server Edge Synchronization Edge Subscriptions are used to populate the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) instance on the Edge Transport server with Active Directory data. Although creating an Edge Subscription is optional, subscribing an Edge Transport server to the Exchange organization provides a simpler management experience and enhances antispam features. You…
Send connectors created automatically by the Edge Subscription
Send connectors created automatically by the Edge Subscription Edge Subscription creates the following Send connectors: A Send connector named EdgeSync – Inbound to <Site Name> that’s configured to relay messages from the Edge Transport server to the Exchange organization. A Send connector named EdgeSync – <Site Name> to Internet that’s configured to relay messages from…
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Planning Transport Rules
Planning Transport Rules Transport rules provide you with an almost limitless ability to control messaging in your Exchange Server organization. Always carefully plan your transport rules to ensure that they behave as intended. Otherwise, you could accidentally delete messages, or deliver messages to unintended recipients. Consider the following recommendations when you plan transport rules: Plan…
