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  • Wiki Page: FOPE Directory Sync Tool (DST) 9.1 syncing disabled AD accounts

    Currently, FOPE Directory Sync Tool (DST, v 9.1) does not look at the status of AD accounts when syncing to FOPE. So if user is disabled in AD, it will not be disabled in Admin Center. The AD accounts need to be deleted or have ALL its (smtp) proxy addresses removed. This feature is being considered...
  • Wiki Page: Office 365 System Requirements – Client side

    If you ever look at all the migration that we do, we have to completed the biggest challenge; clients has been getting the system requirements ready for Office 365. The best advice is to start updating workstations as quickly and as early in the process as possible. The reason for these updates to...
  • Wiki Page: Office 365 – Cloud Configuration – Live

    The transition to the microsoft cloud is not to be taken lightly. The planning and processes involved in transitioning from an established infrastructure to a cloud environment is a major undertaking and will be able to save money after moving to Microsoft Office 365. Microsoft is encouraging organizations...
  • Wiki Page: Office 365 and ADFS…Active Directory Federation Service Installation

    ADFS…Active Directory Federation Service – STEP by STEP installation for O365 A main tool for corporate network to maintain on-prem and cloud-prem on a single sign-on environment. Deployment of ADFS is always happening on-prem and will sync to the cloud to maintain the AD structure and security through...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE SFTP FAQs

    Automating FOPE SFTP Uploads FOPE SFTP File Format Examples FOPE SFTP File Creation C# Example
  • Wiki Page: FOPE Forcing specific Cipher Suites for outbound TLS

    Unfortunately this is currently not an option in FOPE to specifically say a certain cipher suite is the only cipher suite that will be supported for outbound TLS. Utilizing Forced Outbound TLS policy rules will force the TLS connections through servers which do have a wider range of cipher suites...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE Supported Cipher Suites for forced TLS

    DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1 DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=DSS Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1 AES256-SHA SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=AES(256) Mac=SHA1 EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=3DES(168) Mac=SHA1 EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=DSS Enc=3DES(168) Mac...
  • Wiki Page: Troubleshooting FOPE Delivery Failures

    We currently have a couple of delivery type failures that can be somewhat difficult to troubleshoot so we've put together some steps to identify the issue. The first issue revolves around a DNS lookup issue regarding QuadA or AAAA lookups and wildcard records Summary of the issue: ...
  • Wiki Page: Deleting FOPE users that were created by the DST

    Typically if you attempt to disable/delete a DST uploaded user from the Admin Center you will receive the following error: " Not all selected user accounts were updated. These accounts may be used by other settings" The reasoning behind this is the following: Every user created in the...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE Troubleshooting why a forced TLS recipient is not receiving messages

    Messages where Forced TLS policy rules are in place can fail for any number of reasons. The most typical reason has to do with certificates that are issued from Certificate Authorities that are not trusted by the FOPE service. In order to test connections to SMTP TLS MTA's you can make use of Win32...
  • Wiki Page: Office 365 Beta Content

    Check out the FOPE Office 365 Beta content at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg430162.aspx
  • Wiki Page: FOPE DST Powershell environment

    If you have powershell installed on the system where you install the DST tool you will typically have a "Directory Synchronization PowerShell" available in the Start Menu for DST. There are a few reasons this may not be available or may not be working properly if it is available: If...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE Inbound Supported Cipher Suites

    The Inbound servers for the FOPE service currently run 2008 R2. The TLS ciphersuites available in Schannel for 2008 R2 include both the list at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374757(VS.85).aspx as well as the 2 extra cipher suites listed at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560644...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE Supported Cipher Suites for opportunistic TLS

    The Outbound servers for the FOPE service currently run 2008 R2. The TLS ciphersuites available in Schannel for 2008 R2 include both the list at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374757(VS.85).aspx as well as the 2 extra cipher suites listed at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560644...
  • Wiki Page: Office 365 FOPE administration

    The Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) provides a portal for configuring and administering FOPE using the Administration Center. In this blog you will find information about how to use the features found on the various tabs of the FOPE Administration Center, including the Advanced...
  • Wiki Page: Troubleshooting FOPE DST "invalid entries"

    At times there may be accounts that the DST does not process properly typically because of an invalid email address/formatting issue. The error thrown is as follows: Invalid entries were found while processing active directory objects for synchronization Extended Properties: Error Type: InvalidUsersOrAddresses...
  • Wiki Page: Where Can I get the Outlook Junk E-mail Add In for FOPE?

    Starting Sept 10th, 2010, you can download the new Outlook Junk Email Reporting Tool for FOPE by going to this Microsoft Download Page: Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Tool version 1.1 for Microsoft Office Outlook The new tool will replace the old tool on Sept 10th 2010. You will also be able...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE DST Forcing a Full Sync

    Typically once you have the FOPE DST enabled and running updates are done in an incremental fashion. The FOPE DST makes use of what is called a DirSync Control http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms677626(VS.85).aspx in order to search for incremental updates since the last LDAP query to AD. This...
  • Wiki Page: How to Enable a bounce message for a policy rule using FOPE

    You can create individual policy rules that have their own bounce messages to send back to the sender of the message. To enable the bounce message for a policy rule: 1. Click Add New Rule , or click on the Rule ID . 2. Enter in the parameters of the policy rule. 3. Select...
  • Wiki Page: Answers to common FOPE Bounced Mail Message Questions

    This topic contains answers to common questions asked about bounced messages. 1. What does "Relay Access Denied" mean? Sometimes an e-mail message needs to be transferred or relayed across multiple computers or servers on the Internet to reach its intended destination...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE Browser Support Matrix

    The FOPE team has created a table that shows our browser support matrix. This table below shows the browser and operating system matrix and our tier levels for support. The Tier levels are defined in the Support Level table below. Forefront Online Protection for Exchange Admin Center & Message...
  • Wiki Page: FOPE DST failing with Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel

    If you receive that error on the DST screen and you see the following error in the event log on the system Event Source: Directory Synchronization Tool Event Category: None Event ID: 1302 Date: 9/14/2010 Time: 2:05:22 PM User: N/A Computer: MACHINENAME Description: Sync web service...
  • Wiki Page: Bulk Mail Filtering in FOPE

    Table of Contents Blocking Unwanted Bulk Emails Using Exchange Transport Rules Blocking Unwanted Bulk Emails Using Outlook Rules Note: Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is replacing Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE). All FOPE customers will be migrated to EOP. EOP and Exchange...
  • Wiki Page: Best Practices for Setting up Proper SPF Records

    SPF is employed to prevent unauthorized use of a domain name when sending e-mail communications, a technique also known as "spoofing", by providing a mechanism to validate sending hosts. If you wish to configure SPF record settings, use the following tips as a guide: 1. For domains...
  • Wiki Page: Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

    Note: This page is currently a stub article. Add information as you can.
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