Apple plans fix as Microsoft's Exchange shutdown disrupts Mac email
The disruption concerns work or school accounts hosted through Microsoft's Exchange Online service. This can disrupt Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Reminders, while Apple prepares an update and administrators retain temporary options. A reader from Old Dominion University forwarded an IT notice reporting problems accessing university email through Apple's built-in Mail app.
- ▪The disruption concerns work or school accounts hosted through Microsoft's Exchange Online service.
- ▪This can disrupt Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Reminders, while Apple prepares an update and administrators retain temporary options.
- ▪A reader from Old Dominion University forwarded an IT notice reporting problems accessing university email through Apple's built-in Mail app.
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News Apple plans fix as Microsoft's Exchange shutdown disrupts Mac email Lou Hartle 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Fri Oct 02 2026, 12:24 PM EDT · 1 minute read Apple plans Mac Mail fix as Microsoft phases out EWS Apple is working on a fix for Exchange access in its Mac apps as Microsoft retires the connection they rely on. The disruption concerns work or school accounts hosted through Microsoft's Exchange Online service. This can disrupt Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Reminders, while Apple prepares an update and administrators retain temporary options. A reader from Old Dominion University forwarded an IT notice reporting problems accessing university email through Apple's built-in Mail app.
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