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Microsoft Withdraws Plans to Charge for Office 365 Inactive Mailboxes
A UK-based leak revealed a plan to require Office 365 inactive mailboxes to have licenses. Storage costs, but because Microsoft told people to use inactive mailboxes for purposes such as keeping content for ex-employees, it wasn't a good idea to suddenly demand licenses. Good sense prevailed and the plan isn't going ahead.
- Sep 29, 2017
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In Praise of Inactivity – Why Exchange Online inactive mailboxes are so valuable
- Sep 14, 2016
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Inactive mailboxes are only available inside Exchange Online and don’t exist outside Office 365. Litigation or in-place holds keep inactive but soft-deleted mailboxes in a state in which their data is easily accessible for compliance and recordkeeping purposes.