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7423 - MAPI Questions
Question asked by Tim DeMeza - 4/29/2020 at 9:22 AM
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So far in 7423 - Been running for an hour or so, and I have not been prompted for my password at all.  Much better than 7419 which was every 5 minutes.  Not sure what changed, but this is good.  and my connection remains stable.  

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What tells MAPI to sync and when?  My most recent email is from 11:33, it is 12:15, So almost 45 minutes have elapsed.  I have 10 newer emails on my phone not using MAPI.  It is using EAS.  So do I have something possibly configured incorrectly?  

When I delete from MAPI in Outlook, it never seems to really delete the message.  They stay in the web interface and on my phone.  Maybe this is a timing issue due to synchronization, but this just seems weird. So the question here is, Are there problems with Deleting emails in MAPI?

And I have already alluded to this above, but is MAPI just slow?  

Is there anywhere to see the MAPI sync progress either in Outlook or in Smartermail?  I ask because this would possibly put some of my questions above out to pasture.  

Thanks! Definitely getting better!

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Larry Duran Replied
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-So far in 7423 - Been running for an hour or so, and I have not been prompted for my password at all.  Much better than 7419 which was every 5 minutes.  Not sure what changed, but this is good.  and my connection remains stable.

Nothing has changed in regards to how we authenticate with MAPI.  If for some reason there are network problems between the client and server you will get authentication prompts.  For instance, if the client cannot reach the server for a period of time during a MAPI request then the authentication window displays and the client will stop until the credentials are entered.

-What tells MAPI to sync and when?

From Outlook there's a manual sync where you can click the 'Update Folder' button under the 'Send / Receive' tab.  If there are changes on the server that the client does not have clicking this button should always pull the new changes.

From SmarterMail we send a notification to the client letting them know that a folder has some changes and that prompts the client to sync that folder.  This is the automated process.

-When I delete from MAPI in Outlook, it never seems to really delete the message.

This should never be the case for a normal mailbox.  This usually means that the client didn't like some information it was given and so the folder will not update (it will not sync new data from the server or push data to the server).  If a client gets into this state then it will affect the issue you brought up where your client is out of sync when compared to other clients. We have fixes in build 7423 that should have address some of these issues.  If you haven't done so already, delete your profile, delete your Outlook .ost file, remove MAPI from your connectivity tab in webmail, then resync your entire profile.

-And I have already alluded to this above, but is MAPI just slow?

I'll let others in the community answer this question as we've not seen slowness in our testing.  Just to provide some insight, the basic architecture is similar to that of EWS.  So in theory, it should be similar speeds from a web request/response time frame (not from a syncing time frame as both clients sync data differently).

Is there anywhere to see the MAPI sync progress either in Outlook or in Smartermail?

If Outlook is currently syncing a folder, then at the very bottom it will show a message like 'Updating Inbox'.  SmarterMail does not currently have a way to show this.   The other way to know if its syncing is to use Fiddler to sniff the web traffic but it's not easy to read the data.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com
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viv burrows Replied
My experience is currently
1st a Microsoft Sign in Form appears, which needs to be closed by the user
2nd Connection lost appears

3rd Click on the Need Password and continue

Is it likely we have something incorrect in our setup
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echoDreamz Replied
And I have already alluded to this above, but is MAPI just slow?  
If I delete an email or even a series of emails from a folder, webmail updates within ~10 seconds, my iPad and iPhone which use EAS update as well, within ~10 seconds. 
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Larry Duran Replied
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Hey Viv, if you're getting prompted by an O365 login then Outlook is probably trying to use settings that are cached by Microsoft for that particular email.  There's nothing SmarterMail can do on its own to prevent it from reaching out to O365.  There's plenty about the issue if you search online.

You can try a registry change that has helped a few with similar issues though.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\AutoDiscover
Add a DWORD named PreferLocalXML and set it to 1.

The 16.0 part in the registry key could be different depending on which version of Outlook you're using.  Once you add the registry setting just restart your computer and if all goes well Outlook should not prompt you for O365 credentials.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com
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viv burrows Replied
Much appreciated, as always
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echoDreamz Replied
Per my previous response, I tested with an account connected to an actual Exchange server, OWA was updated within ~3 seconds and my iPad over EAS updated around the same time, ~3 seconds.

This is an internal Exchange server that doesnt really do anything, so comparing it's time to SmarterMail isnt fair considering our SM install is loaded with many many thousands of connections and users. Given that, I'd say the 8 - 10 seconds it took SM to update and send out the push alerts to my devices isnt too bad :)
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Tim DeMeza Replied
I agree, today has been better.  Still quirky stuff going on.  But could be partially on my side.  Getting the message that Windows Defender is not configured properly, however we are using SCEP.  Have added the same rules.  But not getting proper results.  

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