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Can Office 365 also store all emails on local PC
Hi DaveBlue001
Yes, this can all be done in Office 365; If you already have Office then you can either use Office 365 Business essentials or just Exchange Online if you don't want to have SharePoint/teams etc.
How it works is the mailbox will be hosted by Microsoft on their servers - when you send and email it on your laptop, it'll show the sent email on your desktop (and on the web) so you can see what was sent from anywhere. Same goes for creating/deleting/moving an email - the change is made on the mailbox in the cloud, the Outlook client on laptop/desk will just sync up the changes.
There is an option to run Exchange in 'cached' mode - this will create a special file on the laptop/desktop called a .ost which will have a local copy of emails going back to however long you need - 3 days, 6 months, or everything so if your internet plays up you can still get emails. Once your device has internet again, changes will be synchronized up.
Will also work will with iPhone/Android - the Outlook app is pretty good imo
Should also be fine for a single address - you can have alias' on the address, but if you want a seperate mailbox it'll be an additional licence.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-service-description/exchange-online-setup-and-administration - MS official docs on setup. There are plenty of good guides on the web to check out.
Part of set up is adding/changing a DNS record for autodiscover.yourdomain.com - MS will give you all of the details you need for this, and once set up it'll automatically connect your Outlook/mobile to the mailbox without having to add specific server settings.
There is also a migration wizard in Office 365 that can help getting the PST's you have up in Office 365
Hope this helps,
Mark
- DaveBlue001Aug 27, 2019Copper Contributor
Hi Mark,
Thanks for you very informative reply!
I have used Outlook (2007 and 2013) for many years but never Exchange.
I have the emails on a Blacknight server… and use POP3 to get them sent to my laptop/desktop.
Do I have to use Exchange when using email with Office 365 or is there some way I can just use Outlook within Office 365 to do this without needing Exchange?
Best Wishes,
Dave
- HidMovAug 27, 2019Iron Contributor
Hi DaveBlue001
Yes, it is possible to have Outlook 365 connect to a 3rd party POP3 server rather than use Exchange, but you won't get the benefits previously listed. Outlook 365 is just a mail client the same as 2010/2013 so you can connect Outlook 365 to the Blacknight POP3 server like you do now.
Exchange is an email server, so it's dealing with the email routing as well as storing data in a mailbox. If you opt not to assign a EOL licence to a O365 user then it won't create a mailbox in Exchange Online. With regards to synchronisation and the other questions, it may not work without Exchange as that is what manages the mailbox and keeps it all in check.
- DaveBlue001Aug 30, 2019Copper Contributor
Thanks Mark,
I will try to set it up using Exchange.
And hopefully there will be some way I can upload all my old Emails (currently in my 2013 pst files) to the Exchange server.... and then on an ongoing basis, some
setting so that I can keep the local .ost files in synch with all the emails on the Exchange server.
If you know of any URLs that explain how to do this, it would be appreciated.
Thanks for your help.
Best Wishes,
Dave