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- What kind of timeframe is there for rolling this out to include blocking Exchange Server 2013 (hitting EOL on April 11th, 2023; a month before the AMA)?
- How quickly will out-of-date but patchable versions be added (Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019)? You say 90 days starting from the point of detection - will that have any exceptions/exemptions? (Say, if an earlier CU gets detected as a new Exchange Server; or a massive security issue is identified.)
- Will there be any kind of notification system added to future Exchange updates?
Perhaps pushed out using the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service; when newer CUs and SUs become available.
Then admins hitting one of several interfaces:
-ECP (Exchange Control Panel) through the Alerts space
-Exchange Management Shell (Exchange PowerShell) on session launch/connection, like the host details.
To get an additional method of notification that their servers are out of date and need patching/maintenance, with a link to the Exchange Blog and/or Docs?
1. Exchange 2007 starts in a few weeks with reporting, then moves to throttling 30 days later, and then blocking 30 days after that.
2. Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 customers in scope will receive their Message Center post on Jan 24th. As remediation for these servers is different from Exchange 2013 and earlier (which cannot be patched), when throttling and blocking begin depends on server remediation. It's possible an admin could remediate their server(s) during the reporting only period and never experience throttling or blocking. What our "minimum compliant build" for servers that can be patched will vary due to the nature of the updates, things we detect, learn about, etc., things in the wild, etc...basically lots of things will be considered here.
3. We are looking at creating a new experience in the Exchange Server EAC that can provide visibility for admins about servers in their environment that need their attention. We have also started rolling out a new Software Update dashboard in the Microsoft 365 admin center for hybrid customers that shows the detected Exchange Servers in their environment, including which ones need updates., etc. This is in addition to the blog post, Health Checker, the new reporting coming with the transport enforcement system, the SMTP logs, and any NDRs created as a result of blocking.