Recently we received a support request from a client regarding Outlook Rules for a shared mailbox not running automatically – but they would run manually by the end users. The had been running successfully up until now without issue. Being an Exchange Admin and Outlook specialist, I figured I would get this resolved in no time. Well it turned out to be a bit trickier than we had anticipated.
Inherited Full Access to Mailbox via pass-thru Delegation
A user logged into their Outlook and a saw an additional mailbox for a colleague that they had never been granted access to, and should not have had access to. On top of that, they had Full Access + SendAs.
Accessing Shared Mailboxes
Previously I wrote a blog about the ins and outs of connecting a shared mailbox and the benefits of connecting to it in Outlook a specific way. I’ve updated this here with the later versions of Outlook screenshots and a shorter version of just why and how. The original blog is here https://www.neroblanco.co.uk/2015/04/the-shared-mailbox-dilemma/ and to […]
Office 365 Tenant to Tenant Migrations
Given the growth of Microsoft Office 365, tenant-to-tenant migrations were inevitable and have become more and more frequent.
Tenant-to-tenant migrations have essentially become the new Exchange and AD migrations we all know and love from the last 15 years.
If an Office 365 tenant-to-tenant migration is on your horizon then you are going to have to rely on good planning, 3rd party tools, manual tools and IT Consulting Services from trusted professionals, and that’s where Nero Blanco comes in.
Merging Two Office 365 Mailboxes
There are many reasons why you may want to do this but probably the most likely is the “Leaver” scenario. A common way of dealing with leavers is to simply convert their Mailbox to a Shared Mailbox and then terminate the user account. (Sometimes, but not very often these days, it is exported to a […]
The Shared Mailbox Dilemma
The Shared Mailbox Dilemma Microsoft Teams (and Office 365 Groups) whilst having gained serious traction, and by serious – Teams has become Microsoft’s fastest growing App in their history. Shared Mailboxes still have a place in our heart and in the organisation for now, but inevitably they will perhaps fade away, maybe even email will […]