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Change Outbound Spam Protection in Microsoft 365

Learn how to adjust outbound spam protection settings in Microsoft 365 to allow email forwarding to Zendesk. Contact your admin for help.

How can I change outbound spam protection settings in Microsoft 365?

To change outbound spam protection settings in Microsoft 365, you need to contact your Microsoft 365 administrator. They can allow automatic external forwarding for Zendesk support addresses, which is often blocked by default.

You can choose to enable automatic forwarding for all mailboxes or just those forwarding to Zendesk. If issues persist after changing these settings, it may be due to Microsoft 365's rules or spam policies, and contacting Microsoft 365 Support is recommended.


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