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A technology from Microsoft that allows communication between a messaging server (email, calendar, contacts, etc) to a mobile device. This can be licensed to other companies, allowing non-Microsoft devices to integrate with Exchange servers.

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Mail.app (Yosemite) sometimes doesn't sync Exchange Inbox

I have intermittent issues where Mail.app on Yosemite (10.10.1) sometimes fails to sync my Exchange Inbox. From home, I use OWA, and I see a different view there, with a number of conversations that ...
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Sync iOS Notes with Exchange

Why is it that I can sync Apple Notes with Exchange on Mountain Lion but not with iOS 6? Is there any way to sync iOS notes with Exchange like I can with iOS Reminders?
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Exchange invites accepted twice - once from mail, once from calendar

When I receive an exchange meeting invite, it appears in my email inbox (with controls to accept/decline) and also in my calendar (under the small invitations icon). When I accept from one, the other ...
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Unable to add Exchange 2010 account to Outlook 2011

I have a user who is trying to setup Outlook 2011 with his Exchange 2010 mailbox/account. When entering the details for the account Outlook 'freezes'. This is the window it freezes at. I have tried ...
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Appointments longer than 24h will lose their exact start and end time when syncing with active sync?

We´re just about setting up a McAfee MDM solution to sync the iPhones and iPads of our company with our Exchange servers. Now when I have an entry in my Outlook calender e.g. from Monday 9 pm to ...
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Does doing an iPhone restore remove Exchange ActiveSync's ability to remote wipe a device?

I work as a contractor and a client provided me with an Exchange/Office 365 email account. I added this as normal mail account to my iPhone without reading the small print and afterwards realised this ...
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Mac Office 2011 - Exporting a Color Palette

Just got into using Mac "full time" for work, and as I'm a bit of a nit-picker, I want to get things looking/behaving just so. Thanks to the help of the group, I've been able to get my Category list ...
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How can I sync mail older than two weeks on my iOS 4.1 device?

In the settings for my exchange account I only see options for syncing up to two weeks back, not more. Is there a way I could sync mail that is more than two weeks old?
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Exchange Account on iPhone Without Unlock Pin

My work exchange account forces me to use an unlock/passcode on my iphone. Is there any way to disable this?
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MS Outlook Calendar with color categories sync to iPhone

I have a problem with the iPhone calendar and the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendar category colors. Is there a app which is compatible with the MS Exchange category colors? I understand that ...
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Email setup on iPhone 4S deleted contacts, reminders, and calendar dates

When I synced my phone to microsoft exchange account, all of my contacts, reminders, and calendar dates were erased. This is what I did: Settings mail, contacts, calendars add account microsoft ...
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How do I use MS Exchange 2003 with OS X?

My company still relies on the antiquated Exchange 2003. Besides using Windows in a virtual machine, has anyone found any type of workaround to enable Exchange 2003 access with OS X apps (Calendar/...
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Why am I getting the error "MobileMe does not sync with Microsoft Exchange Server"?

I am getting this error message every time a meeting request comes through, but I am not syncing anything with outlook or exchange, so I don't know what to change to get rid of it. These are my sync ...
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Outlook 2016: Add exchange account using script / automatic ( OSX > 10.12 )

Is there a way to add Exchange Account to Outlook using scripts / automatically ? My scenario is: Fresh install of Volume Licence Office 2016. Opened Outlook On opening Outlook, it should get ...
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Outlook 2016 can't connect to Exchange 2010 server after updgrading to macOS 10.12.5

After updating macOS from 10.12.4 to 10.12.5, Outlook 2016 stopped connecting to our Exchange 2010 SP3 server. Existing identities show a yellow light in the account settings. Starting with a fresh ...
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Backdoor to Exchange server?

My company took the Exchange ActiveSync server offline; they want me to use their email client instead of iOS mail (or the Outlook app), in the mistaken belief that this is "more secure." I thought ...
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Micrsoft exchange

I have exchange email on my iPhone 6 Plus and a iPad. My emails are still coming in but when I delete a email on my computer or move a email into a subfolder in my inbox it does not take effect on my ...
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How to sync all my Google calendars to iPhone with Exchange

I have three calendars under "my calendars" in my Google account and I'd like to make it sync with my iPhone. This is a Google Apps for Work account so that I can have Microsoft Exchange enabled. The ...
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Calendar event becomes invite iOS 9

I installed iOS 9 (then 9.1). After that when i edit a calendar event on my iPhone (6 plus or 5s) it appears as a Invite in outlook (2013) on my PC. Got Office 365 that i manage myself. Really wierd. ...
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Active sync issues with 8.3 - Calendar items missing

I'm responsible for many iOS devices that sync to Exchange using Activesync. I see a problem with iOS 8.3 where appointments randomly are missing from the local device. Is anyone aware of this ...
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Outlook IOS sync to Outlook Mac?

Now that Microsoft's released Outlook for iOS, does anyone know if it will sync calendars, contacts and tasks with Outlook on a Mac?
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Mail - Deleting/Hiding Exchange mailbox's (e.g. RSS Feeds)

We're running Exchange 2010 and I have access the server if I can make changes there. Basically is there a way to hide or delete the RSS Feeds folder that shows up on the Mac Mail app? When I try to ...
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How does using GMail via IMAP or Exchange affect battery life?

What are the differences with respect to battery life between using the regular Gmail setup as opposed to the Exchange setup? I know that the Exchange allows for push, but is battery life affected ...
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Contacts sync conflict with google and exchange

On my iPhone, I sync with my business Exchange account on one side and with my private Gmail account on the other side. This runs smoothly. My contacts information, however, is centralized in Google ...
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iCal failing to sync calendars with an Exchange 2010-based server - 'ical needs a valid email address'

iCal (Version 5.0.1 (1547.4) - Mac OS X 10.7.2) is failing to sync calendar entries for an Exchange account setup via System Preferences. While Mail and Address Book are able to send mail or sync to ...
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Why does Siri not set Geofence reminders on iPhone when used in conjuction with an Exchange account?

I have been trying to use Siri to set a Geofence reminder to no avail. Apparently there seems to be some type of conflict with the phones local reminders and syncing (via Active sync) with Exchange ...
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Changing the default contact group when using Exchange ActiveSync

I have an iPhone 3GS (with the latest iOS version). It syncs with the corporate Exchange server. But when I am saving contacts (from the recent calls list for example), there is no way to set where ...
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marking iCal events as private and sync it with exchange, windows mobile

I am using Outlook/Exchange at work and iCal at home. I have one Outlook/iCal calender for all my appointments (both home and work). I sync between outlook and iCal using my windows mobile 6.5 phone, ...
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Contacts disappeared after re-authenticating with Outlook/Exchange

I sync all my contacts to my old Hotmail aka Live aka Outlook.com account. Today I needed to look someone up through Outlook.com / People web-interface (normally I just do it on my phone) and I ...
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How can I set up Apple Mail on macOS to work with Gmail ActiveSync?

I'd like to receive push Gmail emails. My organisation offers Gmail ActiveSync, and I was able to configure this to work easily on my iPhone. However I cannot seem to get it to work on my Mac. If I ...
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View Exchange ActiveSync profile on iOS 13

Is it possible to view the enabled Exchange ActiveSync profile on iOS 13? I know you see it when it is first enabled, but can it be viewed later as well?
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How can I move/copy contacts from Exchange to Google within Contacts?

I'm using the Contacts app on my iPhone, some of my contacts are synced with a corporate exchange account, some with my private Google account. I want to ensure all contacts are synced with Google ...
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Move defunct gmail ActiveSync calendar entries (iOS) to gmail cal

My father-in-law set up gmail ActiveSync on an old iPhone a long time ago and continues to add calendar dates to it even though it is defunct. He's upgraded iPhones to a 6s but still has that old ...
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Automatic move all mails to folder

I have a School email (Microsoft Exchange) which is limited to 350MB of storage. Therefore every month or two I need to move all my emails to the Mac drive instead of the Exchange server. One thing I ...
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Syncing Contacts from iPhone to Outlook

I'd like to sync my iPhone's contacts to Outlook. The account is linked, so my email is updating, but it won't sync the contacts. How do I do it?
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iPad - Drafts folder mystery

iPad setup Exchange sync. I create a draft email, then go to the draft folder and its there. I then go back to the inbox on the iPad and after it syncs, I go back to the drafts folder and it ...
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Sync Exchange calendar with iPhone

I've had a work Exchange email account on my iPhone for over a year and recently wanted to sync the calendar as well. I go into account settings on my iPhone, turn on Calendar syncing and opt to keep ...
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How can I set up Gmail on my iPhone 4S with Exchange?

I have set up my Gmail account to send and receive messages from my business email address over Exchange on my iPhone 4S. I receive all messages fine, but it doesn't send messages from my business ...
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How can I read Exchange 2003 email on a Mac with Outlook 2011?

I previously here asked about a problem setting up Exchange server on Outlook 2011. The answer provided began, "Outlook 2011 requires an Exchange 2007 and above server." Problem is - my company has ...
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How do I forward a meeting request from my iPhone?

I have synced my mail and calender to our company's MS Exchange 2003 server using Outlook Web Access(OWA). I have received a meeting request that I wish to forward to someone. How do I do this using ...
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Where are my "exchange" reminders in mac OS?

I created reminders and lists in exchange section. I remember making some changes in internet accounts in system preference the other day. My notes disappeared after that. Can I recover them?
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iOS: Sync address book with Exchange and contact picture

I sync my iPhone SE with an Exchange server. It retrieves the information and also the contact pictures of the contacts who have them. With Android, if I added/changed the contact picture by phone, ...
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Add Novel Groupwise Account via Exchange ActiveSync to Mail

I want to add my Novel GroupWise account to my Mac, which is not possible due to the lack of a (reliable and recent) client. The firm I'm working for set a data sync server up for this purpose but ...
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edit server in iphone exchange email

We used to use Mobile Iron to configure our users' Exchange email on their iPhones. Recently it was decided to stop using Mobile Iron. I'm not sure how the rest of our IT dept managed the transition, ...
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Prevent iPhone from adding contacts by default to the exchange server

I have my work exchange account added to my iphone. The problem is when I add a contact in my iPhone, the contact is automatically stored in the exchange account group. This I do not want. Is there ...
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Exchange 2011 keeps asking for password

I am running Outlook 2011 on Yosemite/10.10.3 with all the latest updates installed. When I try to add an Exchange account to Outlook, it initially runs the sync just fine. However, for any ...
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iPhone 6 - Exchange calendar not showing up in list of calendars

I have a client that has upgraded from iPhone 5 to the iPhone 6. On the iPhone 5, exchange calendar worked just fine. We use the same setting for Exchange and it appears to connect. Unfortunately, ...
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IOS 7 & MSFT Exchange: Deleted email keeps re-appearing

I have an iPhone 5 running IOS 7 that is connected to my company's MSFT Exchange server. I get email without a problem, send without a problem and with 1 exception, actions taken via desktop Outlook ...
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How do I get my iPad running iOS 6.0.1 to connect to my MS Exchange mail server?

I've gone through the adding procedure and it all verifies and looks good there. However, it will not receive or send any mail (nor sync up contacts/tasks, etc). It's just throwing the terribly ...
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Best Note Application Integrated With Exchange For IPad 2

I am looking for a note taking application that needs to be integrated with MS Exchange, because i am using an iPad, a notebook running Windows 7 and MacBook Pro. I want to be able to take notes, ...
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