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How To Use Nslookup To Check DNS TXT Record

Posted on 11th September 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Being able to retrieve DNS TXT records is very useful in multiple scenarios. In this post we will look at checking the TXT domain verification record for Office 365 and also for the Sender protection Framework .

In addition to a MX record, we also have the option to prove domain ownership to Office 365 by using a TXT record. Why do we want to manually check for these Office 365 TXT records? Rat… Read the rest “How To Use Nslookup To Check DNS TXT Record”

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Office 2013–SP1 Now Required

Posted on 3rd September 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

In the last several customer engagements, there has been a trend to not install updates for Office 2013. Some admins thought that there was no service pack available, and others thought that the RTM build of Office 2013 was still in support. Unfortunately neither are correct viewpoints.

This means that you now need to have Office 2013 SP1 deployed on all relevant machines, as the … Read the rest “Office 2013–SP1 Now Required”

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Office 365 Mailbox Migration – Target Mailbox Doesn‎’t Have An SMTP Proxy Matching

Posted on 20th August 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

When migrating mailboxes from on-premises Exchange to Office 365, we can run into the error where the migration fails with an error stating that the target mailbox doesn’t have an SMTP proxy matching the Microsoft Online Routing Domain.

This can happen due to a number of causes. For example the mailbox is managed by an Email Address Policy (EAP) that was not updated with the online routing domain.… Read the rest “Office 365 Mailbox Migration – Target Mailbox Doesn‎’t Have An SMTP Proxy Matching”

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Delivery Failed From Office 365 Mailbox To On-Premises Exchange Mailbox

Posted on 21st July 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

In an Exchange 2010 SP3 Hybrid deployment with Office 365, a client noted that they were unable to send email from their Office 365 mailbox to an on-premises mailboxes. The user in Office 365 received an undeliverable message stating that Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups and the email address wasn’t found at the destination domain. That was not the case as there certainly was … Read the rest “Delivery Failed From Office 365 Mailbox To On-Premises Exchange Mailbox”

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PSA – AAD Connect Released Also AAD Connect Health Released

Posted on 25th June 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Azure Active Directory Connect (AAD Connect) was released today along with Azure Active Directory Connect Health (AAD Connect health). AAD Connect continues to drive the investments that are made to assist with on-boarding to Microsoft Azure and Office. The intent is that AAD Connect will replace DirSync and AAD Sync, and add multiple new capabilities.

The RTM build of AAD Connec… Read the rest “PSA – AAD Connect Released Also AAD Connect Health Released”

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Quick Tip: Is There A Shortcut URL To Download Azure AD PowerShell?

Posted on 19th June 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Yes Virginia there is! *

For those wondering what the download page is for the Azure Active Directory PowerShell module, using your favourite search engine is one choice.

Another is to memorise the below handy shortcut URL:

https://aka.ms/aadposh

Which is take you directly to the manage Azure AD using PowerShell documentation/download.

Cheers,

Rhoderick

* – For non-US folks, the “Yes Virginia” response co… Read the rest “Quick Tip: Is There A Shortcut URL To Download Azure AD PowerShell?”

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Azure Active Directory Module–Newer Version Available Notifications

Posted on 11th June 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

When connecting to Azure Active directory with the MSOnline PowerShell module, it will check the currently installed version. This allows the service to let you know that a newer version may be available. If the locally installed module is out-dated, you will get a message like the below:

WARNING: There is a newer version of the Microsoft Online Services Module. Your current version will still w

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Outlook Prompts For Domain Certificate Unexpectedly

Posted on 10th June 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Ran into an issue where this Outlook 2010 SP2 client, build 14.0.7113.5000, was throwing up unexpected certificate errors for the domain. This is the Tailspintoys.ca domain.

User-1@tailspintoys.ca was complaining about the below certificate error:

Looking at the error message, the fact that it is the domain (tailspintoys.ca), and not a FQDN is a hint. More on that later…

All of the Exchange URLs are … Read the rest “Outlook Prompts For Domain Certificate Unexpectedly”

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Managing Directory Synchronisation – Notes From The Field

Posted on 14th May 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

When deploying an Office 365 solution, directory synchronisation is a critical component. This is the tool that will synchronise the on-premises directory data to Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD). As you can imagine if the synchronisation stops then chances are that you will run into some issues….

Note that this post is intended to cover both DirSync and AAD Sync, hence the generic title.

Whe… Read the rest “Managing Directory Synchronisation – Notes From The Field”

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Office 365 Error – Cannot Start Microsoft Outlook–Quick Check

Posted on 1st May 2015 by Rhoderick Milne [MSFT]

Upon launching Outlook and trying to connect to an Office 365 mailbox you may be greeted with an error message which states that “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window. The set of folders cannot be opened”. The error then continues to state that ”Microsoft Exchange is not available. Either there are network problems or the Exchange… Read the rest “Office 365 Error – Cannot Start Microsoft Outlook–Quick Check”