User mailbox is in Microsoft 365, Office 365, or Exchange Online User mailbox is on Exchange 2016 CU2 or later User mailbox is on Exchange 2013 CU13 or later User mailbox is on Exchange 2010 SP3 or later The scenarios shown in the following table assume that the April 2016 update for Outlook 2016 for Mac has been applied to all clients. The following table summarizes the supported topologies for users with Outlook 2016 for Mac clients trying to access public folders in Exchange Online. With the April 2016 update for Outlook 2016 for Mac, as well as CU14 for Exchange 2013 and CU2 for Exchange 2016, the above scenario will now work for Outlook 2016 for Mac clients. Similarly, users with an Exchange 2013 or Exchange 2016 mailbox on-premises could not use Outlook for Mac to access public folders deployed in Exchange Online. Hybrid topologies: On-premises users with a mailbox based in Exchange Online could not use Outlook for Mac to access on-premises modern public folders.Outlook for Mac limitationsĪll versions of Outlook for Mac can access Exchange public folders, but until recently these clients could not access public folders in the following deployment scenario: Users of Outlook 2016 for Mac can now access public folders in Exchange Online in a number of different topologies.
Summary: The most recent supported Exchange topologies that allow users to access public folders with Outlook 2016 for Mac.
