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Exchange Online Protection (EOP) is Microsoft's solution for anti-spam and anti-malware. It is included as part of Office 365/Exchange Online and you can subscribe to it for on-premises Exchange. When you implement EOP, you configure the MX records for your domain to deliver messages to EOP, and then EOP forwards to your Exchange server. If a message contains mailware or is obvious spam, it is typically blocked and not forwarded to your Exchange server. It can be quarantined in EOP or discarded. Where is gets a bit tricky is the messages that might or might not be spam. They're spammy, but might be legitimate email. In Office 365, those messages are automatically moved to your Junk Email folder. For spammy messages to be moved to your Junk Email folder in on-premises Exchange, you need to create a couple of transport rules. EOP adds an X-Forefront-Antispam-Report header to messages after they are evaluated. You need to create transport rules in your on-premises Exchange to read...

I got a surprise email today indicating that I have a new Microsoft certification, the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Expert): Productivity. This is the new MCSE certification that encompasses certification for Office 365, Exchange, Skype for Business, and SharePoint. The existing MCSE: Messaging is being retired March 31, 2017. The overall MCSE certifications have been reorganized around the technical competencies that Microsoft partners are organized around. So, there are going to be less MCSE certifications with a wider focus: MCSE: Productivity (includes Exchange) MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure (Windows Server and Azure) MCSE: Mobility (Windows 10 and Intune) MCSE: Data Management and Analytics (SQL Server) One of the big changes is how the MCSE ongoing certification is managed. The current MCSE: Messaging required recertification every 3 years to retain the MCSE. There was a specific recertification exam or you had the option to complete a series of MVA courses. In the...