It is worth noting Microsoft Exchange Online has always had an upper limit. This is a cap on the number of emails someone can receive. This upper limit only really bothers so-called “hot recipients”, users who receive thousands of emails each hour. That upper limit is 3,600 but Microsoft has never really been strict about enforcing it. In other words, recipients were receiving over the upper limit without Microsoft stopping them. The company now says that will change. In an effort to optimize Exchange performance across inboxes and deliver a unified capacity, the company will start enforcing that 3,600 emails per hour limit. According to Microsoft, mailboxes that pass this limit often see service disruptions for themselves and others.
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To prevent this, Microsoft will throttle tenants receiving over the upper limit. Emails to mailboxes will get a non-delivery report if it is over the limit. Because the limit is hourly, Microsoft will continue to reset the threshold automatically each hour. The company says the changes reflects in the following products:
Microsoft 365 Business Basic Microsoft 365 Business Standard Office Office 365 Enterprise E1 Office 365 Enterprise E3 Enterprise E5 Office 365 Enterprise F3
Microsoft new throttle and limit will come into action this April. The company says admins should be more wary of the number of mails they are receiving across mailboxes, especially if there are hot recipients. To ease customers into the change, Microsoft will start the threshold above 3,600 and slowly reduce to help organizations adapt. Tip of the day: When Windows 10 runs into serious problems, it’s not rare to run into startup problems. Corrupted Windows files, incorrect system configuration, driver failure, or registry tweaks can all cause this issue. Using Windows 10 startup repair can fix boot issues caused by the most prevalent issues. Though it may seem that all is lost when you run into startup problems, it’s important to try a Windows 10 boot repair so you can at least narrow down the source of the issue. If it doesn’t work, you may have to reinstall the OS or test your hardware.
