The term 'New-MailContact' is not recognized
Hi Support, I am trying to bulk import external contacts to the tenant. I have come across several other Q&As which have the similar issue. However, the issue is slightly different - I have assigned this test account recipient management role which should be able to create mail recipient and related stuff. This user, eg, test user, is able to do it from the online version from exchange admin center but cant use the cmd to run via powershell. It was working probably a week ago and I haven't changed anything. It also works fine when authenticating using a global admin account. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks in advance, Sheila
Office 365 Backup
Iam Looking For: Find a backup solution for our Office 365 data such as SharePoint/OneDrive content, e-mails, calendars, contacts, notes, tasks etc. ! The harddrives of the machine definitly need to be encrypted. Not sure of synology can do that reliably (LUKS?). Synology had some security issues in the past, but they might have been only relevant if they are exposed to the internet. I think we have two options: Backup in the office on encrypted drives with very restricted access (SSH?) Encrypt backup and upload it to S3 (not sure if there's a tool for that) I'm fine with both. Is there an open source tool that can mirror Office 365 on a local machine? (Linux) is the Synology tool proprietary?
Dynamic Distribution Group with no Disabled Accounts
Hi I'm trying to build a few Dynamic Distribution Lists in Exchange Online and want to only include Active Users (i.e., users that are marked "Active" in Azure AD). I've tried using the UserAccountControl attribute (-eq 514 or -ne 514 - both are returning the same results, which is strange), but it still includes user accounts that are disabled. This is how my recipient filter looks like: RecipientType -eq 'UserMailbox' -and UserAccountControl -ne 514 What's the best way to achieve this in Exchange Online? Thanks Taranjeet SinghPrimer: Using Exchange Online PowerShell in Azure Automation Runbooks
In this Microsoft 365 automation primer, we cover how to create and execute Azure Automation Exchange Online runbooks (scripts) using cmdlets from the Exchange Online management module. Some setup is necessary before runbooks can process Exchange cmdlets, but once the necessary resources and permissions are in place, it’s all plain sailing. The next challenge is how to output data created in a runbook… https://office365itpros.com/2025/02/10/azure-automation-exchange-primer/HVE GA Update?
Hello! I had submitted a question on HVE (Azure Communications and HVE - Microsoft Q&A) and would like an update on its planned GA. Has a specific date been set for HVE to exit public preview and become generally available to organizations? We are excited to use HVE but prefer to wait for GA and understand potential costs before deciding. Thank you for your time.
Online Archive Not Working for One User
Hi, I am experiencing an issue with the online archive for one of my users. The online archive has been working correctly for this user for years, but it has not archived any emails for the past six months. I have checked the licensing, retention tags, and retention policy, and everything appears to be correctly configured. I have also tried running the Start-ManagedFolderAssistant cmdlet multiple times, but it has not resolved the issue. Other users in my organization have the same retention policy and their online archives are working correctly. I have also tried changing the retention policy for the affected user to one that is known to work for other users, but this did not resolve the issue. I have tried running several cmdlets to gather more information about the issue, including Get-Mailbox | FL RetentionPolicy, Export-MailboxDiagnosticLogs -Identity -ExtendedProperties, Get-RetentionPolicy | FL Name, Get-RetentionPolicyTag, Get-ComplianceTag, Get-Mailbox | fl *hold*, Get-MailboxStatistics | fl ManagedFolderAssistantLastRunTime, Get-Mailbox -Archive | fl *, and Get-MailboxFolderStatistics -Archive | fl *. However, none of these cmdlets have helped me identify the cause of the issue. The output from these cmdlets appears to be normal and does not indicate any issues with the mailbox or the archive mailbox. One thing I noticed is that the Get-MailboxStatistics | fl ManagedFolderAssistantLastRunTime cmdlet does not return any output for any of my users, even though I have run the Start-ManagedFolderAssistant cmdlet multiple times. I am at a loss as to what could be causing this issue and would appreciate any suggestions or guidance on how to troubleshoot it further. Thank you
