Adding a hidden Exchange mailbox to Outlook

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:11:42 +0000

In Exchange it’s possible to hide a Mailbox from the (Global) Address List. You can do that in the Exchange System Manager:

But after you have hidden a Mailbox you cannot create an Outlook profile for it (or add it as an extra mailbox).

When you click Check Name in the wizard you’ll get an error:

The common workaround is to remove the “Hide from Exchange address lists” setting, create the profile (or add the Mailbox) and afterwards set it again.

Once the profile is created it all keeps working.

There is an easier solution though!

Resolve on Remko's Blog

Adding a hidden Exchange mailbox to Outlook