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Cannot block emails with specific label using MailFlow rules (OWA only)
Hi, We have configured a mailflow rules in Exchange Online that will block any email that is labeled with a specific sensitivity label and that is sent outside the organization from being deliver...
VasilMichev Yes, the semicolon was confirmed as being a problem for Outlook on the web, and is now removed from the documentation. This correction is included in the November blog post for doc updates: Azure Information Protection Documentation Update for November 2019
Actually, some rules/values are case sensitive, which might explain the issue. Here's an example of this being mentioned in the documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/security-and-compliance/mail-flow-rules/use-rules-to-bypass-clutter#use-exchange-online-powershell-to-create-a-mail-flow-rule-to-bypass-the-clutter-folder
And yeah, I can easily find other articles mentioning they are not case sensitive, so the truth is relative it seems 🙂 I'll try pinging few folks...
Or it actually might be a known issue for OWA, as detailed in the comment section here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/information-protection/configure-exo-rules
- Carol Bailey
Microsoft
VasilMichev Yes, the semicolon was confirmed as being a problem for Outlook on the web, and is now removed from the documentation. This correction is included in the November blog post for doc updates: Azure Information Protection Documentation Update for November 2019
VasilMichev Thank you so much Vasil. That seems really promising as I know that the ";" is actually configured in the mailflow rule. I'll try that as soon as I can.
Chuck99
