What is an Office 365 mail user?

In Exchange Online organizations, mail users are similar to mail contacts. However, unlike a mail contact, a mail user has sign in credentials in your Microsoft 365 organization and can access resources. For more information about mail contacts and mail users, see Recipients in Exchange Online.

What’s the difference between mail contact and mail user?

A mail contact is just an Active Directory object. There is no corresponding user account and no Exchange Server mailbox. Therefore, there is nothing to license. In contrast, mail users have an Active Directory account and require a client access license (CAL).

How do I send an email to all users in Office 365?

How to: Office365 “All Users” distribution group

1. Step 1: Open the Exchange admin center.
2. Step 2: Open the Groups tab.
3. Step 3: Create a new Dynamic Distribution Group.
4. Step 4: Configure members of the group.
5. Step 5: Save the group.
6. Step 6: Check membership.
7. Step 7: Method 2: PowerShell.
8. Step 8: PowerShell: create the group.

How do I create a mail enabled user?

How to Create a Mail-enabled User

1. Open Active Directory Users & Computers and create a new user account.
2. Go to the Office 365 tab and click Create in Office 365 and select Normal User:
3. Go to the Mailbox tab and click Mail Enable and click Apply:

How do you set up your email address?

Setting up Outlook Open your Outlook program and then click “Tools” from the menu bar. Select “Accounts” towards the bottom of the Tools drop down menu. Click the “Add” button to add a new email address. Select “Mail” from the drop-down menu that appears. Type in your email address and password. Select IMAP from the “type” box.

What is an user mailbox?

User mailboxes are Exchange mailboxes that are associated with people, typically one mailbox per person. Each user mailbox has an associated Active Directory account that gives the person access to the mailbox to send and receive email messages, and create meetings and appointments.

What is 365 mail?

Microsoft Office 365 is a modern collaboration platform that provides a full-featured email system with web access, integrated calendaring, a campus contacts directory, support for mobile device access, and 50 gigabytes of email storage and 5 terabytes of document storage per account.