Category: Email
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The BitCoin Sex Trap Email Extortion Scam
An Odd and Very Demanding Message Last Friday night, I received a note from “Hyman Cipolletta” using the Outlook.com account rriivoryorz@hotmail.com. The message header shows that the message originated in a North American server (Namprd12.prod.outlook.com) in the common Office 365 infrastructure shared by Exchange Online and Outlook.com. My interest was…
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New Office 365 book from Microsoft Press
Despite what people might think, I welcome the release of the new edition of “Microsoft Office 365 Administration Inside Out.” There is nothing like competition to drive an increase in standards, and even though I think the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (also available from Amazon Kindle) is pretty…
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Reasons not to move from on-premises Exchange to Office 365
Microsoft’s Greg Taylor and MVP Tony Redmond will debate the reasons why people don’t move on-premises mailboxes to Office 365 at the Ignite conference. Contribute to the list of reasons here.
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IT/DEV Connections 2016 – Enterprise Collaboration Track
IT/DEV Connections 2016 is coming up in October and a great set of sessions will be delivered in the Enterprise Collaboration track covering Exchange and SharePoint on-premises, Office 365 from programming to implementation, and lots of ask the expert sessions.
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Updated version of the Outlook Groups apps available
Microsoft has released updated versions of the Outlook Groups apps. The apps don’t have anything much to do with Outlook but are named as such as to create an association with the brand. In reality, these apps are all about Office 365 Groups and allowing users mobile access to threaded…
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Office 365 Exposed Podcast #3
As the gentle readers of my blog might remember, the esteemed Paul Robichaux and I often tape a podcast when we’re together. Unlike other podcasts about Exchange and/or Office 365, we try to take a strategic look rather than diving down into the weeds. Although we’re not always successful, we…
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Public folders to Office 365 Groups – Yes Please!
The last couple of weeks have brought forward news of two solutions to migrate public folders (aka “the cockroaches of Exchange”) to Office 365 Groups (aka “Microsoft’s new answer to collaboration in the cloud”). The two solutions differ in concept and implementation, but both are valuable in what they do.…
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Virtual academies, odd questions, and MCSE recertification
The nice people at Microsoft Learning, previously famous for their decision to cancel the well-respected (but probably in need of reform) Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA) program, have scored another triumph with the MCSE recertification program. The recertification program allows MCSEs to watch a number of Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) modules…
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New law might make Delve Analytics popular in France
The news that France plans to ban work email out of hours creates a natural question whether other countries will invoke similar measures to help protect employees from the always-on environment that increasing access to capable mobile devices and ubiquitous network connectivity has created. The answer is probably “No”, on…
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The end of Exchange Unwashed
As many of you know, I have written the Exchange Unwashed blog for WindowsITPro.com for about five years. Recently, as a result of a disagreement with Penton Media over the direction that the site is taking, I decided to cease writing the blog. I enjoyed writing the 574 posts covering…
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