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Microsoft shares fix for Outlook login errors in Exchange environments
2023-03-07 17:30

Microsoft has shared a fix for Outlook sign-in errors that iOS and Android users may encounter with mailboxes in some Exchange environments. "The error occurs in a hybrid Exchange environment, for mailboxes in on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server or Exchange Online," the company said in a support document released on Tuesday.

Outlook for Mac now free, Microsoft 365 subscription not needed
2023-03-06 21:16

Microsoft says its Outlook for Mac email and calendar client is now available for free, and it will no longer require an Office license or a Microsoft 365 subscription to be used. Outlook for Mac comes with support for Microsoft 365, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, iCloud, IMAP, and POP accounts, according to its Mac App Store page.

Google investigates Gmail IMAP sync issues affecting Outlook users
2023-02-22 19:54

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Microsoft Outlook flooded with spam due to broken email filters
2023-02-20 16:58

According to reports from an increasing number of Microsoft customers, Outlook inboxes have been flooded with spam emails over the last nine hours because email spam filters are currently broken. This ongoing issue was confirmed by countless Outlook users who have reported that all messages were landing in their inboxes, even those that would have been previously tagged as spam and sent to the junk folder.

Microsoft Outlook outage prevents users from sending, receiving emails
2023-02-07 07:50

Microsoft is investigating and working on addressing an ongoing outage affecting the company's Outlook webmail service. According to information shared via the company's Microsoft 365 Status Twitter account, Redmond is performing targeted restarts to portions of the infrastructure impacted by a recent change.

Microsoft 365 outage takes down Teams, Exchange Online, Outlook
2023-01-25 09:11

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage impacting multiple Microsoft 365 services after customers have reported experiencing connection issues."We're investigating issues impacting multiple Microsoft 365 services. We've identified a potential networking issue and are reviewing telemetry to determine the next troubleshooting steps," the Microsoft 365 team said in a Twitter thread. "We've isolated the problem to networking configuration issues, and we're analyzing the best mitigation strategy to address these without causing additional impact."

New StrelaStealer malware steals your Outlook, Thunderbird accounts
2022-11-09 22:51

A new information-stealing malware named 'StrelaStealer' is actively stealing email account credentials from Outlook and Thunderbird, two widely used email clients. StrelaStealer arrives on the victim's system via email attachments, currently ISO files with varying content.

Microsoft rolls out fix for Outlook disabling Teams Meeting add-in
2022-11-03 23:18

Microsoft is rolling out a fix for a known issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 users and preventing them from scheduling Teams meetings because the option is no longer available on the app's ribbon menu. The Teams Meeting add-in can be found in the Calendar view, and it helps Outlook users to create Teams meetings from Outlook.

Microsoft shares workaround for ongoing Outlook login issues
2022-10-28 18:57

Microsoft is working on a fix for ongoing sign-in issues affecting some Outlook for Microsoft 365 customers and preventing them from accessing their accounts. While Microsoft says that the Outlook Team is working on a solution for this known issue, an official workaround is available for those who want to access their accounts until a fix rolls out.

Microsoft shares fix for Exchange Online mailbox issues in Outlook
2022-10-18 19:31

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