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Microsoft Exchange Add-in is causing 'form region could not be opened'

For me, Lync conversation history was not getting displayed in outlook (a Form region cannot be opened). Issue got solved after removing the entries HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\...
4 votes

How to update Outlook to point to Office 365 server instead of previous hosted exchange server?

In a few cases you will end up re-creating profiles - I've not had a single migration yet where that was not the case so I always prepare for that. If no one is using the old mail server any longer ...
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3 votes

Exchange server: send mail using alias

As far as Exchange is concerned, you have one email address for outbound email -the default. Any other addresses are aliases for inbound only. If you want to send using one of the other addresses, ...
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Can I send message to the "Junk Email" folder using Exchange based off a header?

Absolutely, use Spam Confidence Level, for example, dmarc/spf failures are marked as SCL 9 instead of rejecting in o365 https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995744(v=exchg.150).aspx
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Outlook is filling up thin client's disk space quickly

It's the OST files... the locally cached copy of the emails and calendar events and such that Outlook downloads from the Exchange server. You want to disable cached mode and prevent Outlook from ...
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Outlook is unable to connect to the proxy server

You need to use Exchange Management Console to select which certificate to present to users. Open Exchange Management Console Navigation Pane: Server Configuration Action Pane: Import Exchange ...
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What is the difference between 2 icons in Outlook (Exchange GAL)

What you see are: Mailbox users (regular user symbol): AD Users linked to a mailbox in your Exchange organization Mail-enabled users (user symbol with globe): AD Users that have an email address, ...
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Outlook 2010 Warning About Old Cert that No-longer Exists on Exchange 2007 server

I seem to have solved the issue by removing an old, stopped, website from the IIS configuration. To elaborate, I'll expand on the configuration a bit: The server in question has two IP addresses. ...
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2 votes

Outlook 2010 Warning About Old Cert that No-longer Exists on Exchange 2007 server

My first thought is this certificate is coming from somewhere else. I have seen it coming from a proxy in the past. However the first thing I would do is an Autodiscover test. Hold down CTRL while ...
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Outlook Autodiscover Protocol Updated? (or broken?)

I'm not aware of "outlook autodiscovery" working at all without the "proper" DNS TXT and SRV records in your domain. But these are non-standard and may differ depending on how you, your ISP, or your ...
2 votes

Save email to .pst instead of .ost in Outlook 2010

Outlook uses OST files as a local cache of Exchange mailboxes when connected to an Exchange server using MAPI or Outlook Anywhere; it instead uses PST files when connected to POP3/IMAP4 accounts (*). ...
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User's OST File way larger than Mailbox

Figured it out... Unchecked the "Download shared folders" under the Cached Exchange Mode Settings. Not it sits at 6GB.
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Exchange 2010, Send automatic response even if outlook or session is closed

When you create a rule, it can be created Client-Side or Server-Side. On the server You need to have the Allow automatic replies option enabled in Exchange for this to work. Open "Exchange ...
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2 votes
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When send and receive in Outlook 2010 reported error (0x8004010F)

This issue happens due to change in the location of PST file on the machine. Move your data file to C drive (default location). Then make that data file set as default. I think it will work.
1 vote

Outlook client won't go past asking for password

For SBS, you need to use the wizards. Re-running the setup wizards in the console and not changing anything will issue a new SSL certificate. However you should really be using a trusted SSL ...
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Is there a setting in MS Exchange that enables a warning when a repeating booking is made over a weekend?

I don't think there is a specific way to warn about repeating bookings outside work hours but you can restrict meetings to only during work hours, see set-calendarProcessing.
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How can I recreate the default mail profile for an exchange outlook account without removing the old one?

You would probably need to review your existing script and make a modification to create a new profile without removing the old one. Once you create the new profile, you just need to set it as the ...
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Global Address List Not Updating in Outlook 2010

First - you have made a common mistake. Are you referring to the GAL, or the OAB? I suspect the OAB. To be sure, does OWA (which uses live information) reflect the GAL correctly? If so, then the ...
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1 vote

outlook trying to access image through webdav in email signature

Download the image Insert the picture/image directly into the signature when you create the signature. It won't show as an "attachment" if you are using HTML format. If you want different signatures ...
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1 vote

How can I independently measure the response times for MAPI calls between a workstation and Exchange server?

Enable advanced logging in Outlook. Usually RPC trace events help a lot. Do the following: Disable add-in, collect logs. Enable add-in, collect logs. Review the resulting log files.
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Global Address Book Has Different Entries from Earlier

Are you talking the Global Address List, Offline Address Book, or the list as seen from webmail on the Client Access Server? GAL Updates The actual GAL (Global Address List) should update ...
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Microsoft Outlook backup options

The problem with PST files is that they are very difficult to backup reliably. The easiest solution would probably be to use Office365 for email. That will store the email in the cloud. If there is ...
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1 vote

Microsoft Outlook backup options

You haven't said whether your client is using Exchange, IMAP, POP3, or whatever, but I'm going to assume Not Exchange because you said PST (rather than OST). I'm also going to assume that your users ...
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0x80090345 error from Windows 10 mail when attempting Exchange 2003 access

Exchange 2003 is end of life. It probably sounds glib for me to suggest you upgrade Exchange in order to fix your Windows 10 client problem, but... Microsoft doesn't guarantee that new products will ...
1 vote

Forwarded emails disappear from Outlook 365 server

Users are still able to delete messages, and this is the most likely cause of the missing messages. Retention Policies are used to "expire" items based on certain criteria, but they will not prevent ...
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1 vote

Exchange 2013 Autodiscover Internally

Couple of things for you to configure: Virtual Directories. Review your certificate and DNS configuration. You need to implement something called split DNS. You need to create and configure the ...
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Exchange 2013 Autodiscover Internally

How did you setup your internal URLs and URI for autodiscover? What DNS names are you using internally? Did you create an autodiscover DNS record(s) to point to the internal Exchange 2013 server? ...
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Outlook Reply Receipt are sending with a < in the beginning

I saw this behavior several times. Usually it's related to Outlook local cache that contain an invalid entry. You can remove it following this steps : open outlook compose a new email type in the "...
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1 vote

How to exclude Outlook 2010 from Win7 roaming profiles

By default, the data in the Outlook profile is excluded already. Roaming profiles excludes the appdata\local folder which is where most of the outlook data is stored. If there are other locations ...
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How to setup user account or profile for outlook2013 on terminal server?

Autodiscover is design to give you that functionality. It performs automatic configuration of the Outlook client. You can set it up to do that when the user launches Outlook for the first time. Here ...

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