Enable or disable ActiveSync in Exchange Online

Mail-enabling a public folder allows users to post to the public folder by sending an email message to it. Either the Exchange admin center (EAC), or PowerShell should be used to enable or disable mail for public folders.

However both the means have its own drawback. The EAC cannot be used to handle public folders in bulk. Meanwhile, in Exchange Online PowerShell, before a public folder is mail-enabled, Set-PublicFolder cmdlet should be used to manage all of its settings. After the public folder is mail-enabled, Set-PublicFolder and the Set-MailPublicFolder cmdlets should be used to manage the settings. IN other words two the cmdlets differ before and after mail enabling a public folder.

Public folder management with M365 Manager Plus

M365 Manager Plus allows technicians to mail-enable, mail-disable and delete public folders in bulk effortlessly. As an added advantage, the public folders can be handled in bulk. technicians need not configure every public folders individually.

Steps to enable or disable mail for public folders

1. Login to M365 Manager Plus
2. Go to the Management tab
3. Navigate to Exchange Online > Public Folder Modification in the left pane.
4. Under the Bulk Public Folder Modification category click on the action you need to perform. (Mail Enable Public folder, Mail Disable Public Folder or Delete Public Folder).
5. Once you select the task, choose the Microsoft 365 Tenant.
6. Select the public folders to be managed, either manually or using the CSV Import option.
7. Click on Apply.

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