Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange

Exchange server enable the business user's to securely access emails from various devices.

Microsoft Exchange server 2019 is the latest version.


Methods used by the Exchange Account to access Email on the Server

Exchange ActiveSync; MAPI/HTTP

This method is widely used by laptop,phone & tablet .This method will not download or store the email in the device when accessing the email.instead it will be accessed directly from the exchange server.This will allow us to access our email even in offline mode.

IMAP

This also helps to access the email from any device from anywhere & it will synchronize all the email folders between device & the server.

POP

This method downloads the email from the server to the device .Once the email is downloaded to the device,it will be deleted from the mail server.We will have to use the same device to access downloaded emails.

Email Cache

The exchange email account provides the functionality to access the emails even when we are offline or not connected to exchange server.

Copies of the email & other items will be kept in a local computer as an .ost file (Outlook Data File).This file will be synchronized  on regular intervals with the exchange server.

This file is an exact copy of our email box & same could be used on a new computer without having to back up the file.