Using the Office Protocols announcements
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The October 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the July 2012 refresh.
Microsoft Office File Formats links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-FFCHGTR]
Microsoft Office Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OCHGTR]
SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-SPCHGTR]
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OSTANCHGTR]
The following new specifications have been added to the Office Protocols documents:
- None.
The following Office protocols have been archived:
- None.
The following known issues exist in this release:
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
Using the Open Specifications Documentation announcements
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Link
MSDN Release Notes —June 11, 2013
This release contains updates for Windows Blue Preview (Beta). In the preview documents for this release, the server version is referenced as Windows Server “vNext” and the client as Windows Blue.
For the Windows Blue Preview release, all new and changed Windows protocols documentation is available in PDF format on MSDN. The Preview Specifications page on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee941641.aspx describes the new and changed protocol documents for this release, and includes links to those documents. For Windows Blue RTM, all Windows protocols documentation will be available as Web content on MSDN in addition to PDF format.
The following documents are new in the release:
- MS-ABTP
- MS-ADFSOAL
- MS-ADFSPIP
- MS-DSCPM
- MS-DVRD
- MS-DVRE
- MS-ECS
- MS-LREC
- MS-MDE
- MS-MDM
- MS-OAPX
- MS-RDPEDISP
- MS-RSVD
- MS-SNID
- MS-TCC
- MS-TDPRP
- MS-WFDAA
The following known issues exist in the June 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
1. In Adobe Reader 9 and Adobe Reader 9.5, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
2. In the Categories list, click Documents.
3. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting can be located via the Adobe help site: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
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Link
This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release.
The following document is new in this release:
- [MS-ODATAJSON]: OData Protocol JSON Format Standards Support
The following known issues exist in the June 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html -
Link
The Office Interoperability team is pleased to announce the release of the Exchange Server Protocol Test Suites. The test suites are designed in a client-to-server relationship and were originally developed for the in-house testing of the Microsoft Open Specifications. The test suites have been used extensively during Plugfests and Interoperability Labs to test partner implementations and are now available on MSConnect for public download. Test suites test the server-side implementation of the Open Specification protocol, as specified in Open Specification documentation, by acting as a synthetic client.
Currently the Exchange Server Protocol Test Suites support the ten RPC based Exchange protocols listed in the table below. Want to learn more about the Test Suites? You can watch a video from one of our recent events that provides an overview of what is included in the test suite package. As always, if you have any questions or issues please reach out to the support team in this forum or through Email at dochelp (at) microsoft (dot) com.
Download
The Test Suites are openly available (with Microsoft account) on MSConnect and are contained within the “Microsoft Open Specifications Test Tools” program. All you need to do is to simply "join" the program and go to the downloads page to get access. -
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MSDN Exchange Server Protocols Release Notes — February 2013
The February 2013 release contains updates made to Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols documents and the Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards documents since the October 2012 refresh.
Exchange Server Protocol Documents links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-OXCHGTR]
Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-STANOXCHGTR]
Information for Exchange 2013 and Outlook 2013
For the October 2012 refresh, the Exchange Server Protocols documents were updated to include applicability and implementation details for Exchange 2013 and Outlook 2013. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document.
Information for other Microsoft products
For the October 2012 refresh, the appropriate documents were updated to include applicability and implementation details for Microsoft® Lync®, Microsoft® SharePoint® Products and Technologies, Windows®, Windows® Communication Apps, and Windows Server®. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document.
Title changes for all documents that are about Exchange ActiveSync and in the documentation set
The prefix “Exchange ActiveSync” was added to the title of each document that specifies an Exchange ActiveSync protocol. The new titles better reflect that Exchange ActiveSync is the applicable technology for those documents.
The following document was removed from the documentation set and added to the Exchange Server Protocols archive:
- [MS-OXWSAUTID]: Authentication Identification Extension. This extension was implemented but never used by any applicable products.
The following known issues exist in the February 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
- For optimal readability of the PDF documents, we recommend that they be opened and viewed by using Adobe Reader 10.0.
- Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the
default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9.
To access links, perform the following procedure:- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents.
- Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
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Link
The October 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the July 2012 refresh.
Microsoft Office File Formats links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-FFCHGTR]
Microsoft Office Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OCHGTR]
SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-SPCHGTR]
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OSTANCHGTR]
The following new specifications have been added to the Office Protocols documents:
- None.
The following Office protocols have been archived:
- None.
The following known issues exist in this release:
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
Using the SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols announcements
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Link
The October 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the July 2012 refresh.
Microsoft Office File Formats links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-FFCHGTR]
Microsoft Office Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OCHGTR]
SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-SPCHGTR]
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OSTANCHGTR]
The following new specifications have been added to the Office Protocols documents:
- None.
The following Office protocols have been archived:
- None.
The following known issues exist in this release:
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) announcements
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Link
Information about OPC and supporting Windows APIs can be found at the following links:
Wikipedia: Open Packaging Conventions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Packaging_Conventions
Microsoft Packaging Team blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/opc/
ISO/IEC 29500-2 Open Packaging Conventions (OPC, 2008)
http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/c051459_ISOIEC 29500-2_2008(E).zip
ECMA 376-2 Open Packaging Conventions (OPC, 2nd edition 2008)
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/ECMA-376,%20Second%20Edition,%20Part%202%20-%20Open%20Packaging%20Conventions.zip
ECMA 376-2 Open Packaging Conventions (OPC, 1st edition 2006)
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Office%20Open%20XML%201st%20edition%20Part%202%20(PDF).zip
MSDN System.IO.Packaging, .NET Managed-code
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.packaging.aspx
MSDN Packaging, Win32 Native-code
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd371623.aspx
MSDN Magazine article
OPC: A New Standard for Packaging Your Data
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163372.aspx
MSDN Magazine article
Digital Signatures: Application Guidelines on Digital Signature Practices for Common Criteria Security
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd890995.aspx -
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This is your online community to discuss topics related to the ISO/IEC 29500-2 Open Packaging Conventions (OPC) open XML file formats standard, and supporting .NET managed-code and Win32 native-code APIs.
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Documentation on Standards announcements
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Link
The October 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the July 2012 refresh.
Microsoft Office File Formats links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-FFCHGTR]
Microsoft Office Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OCHGTR]
SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-SPCHGTR]
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OSTANCHGTR]
The following new specifications have been added to the Office Protocols documents:
- None.
The following Office protocols have been archived:
- None.
The following known issues exist in this release:
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html -
Link
MSDN Exchange Server Protocols Release Notes — February 2013
The February 2013 release contains updates made to Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols documents and the Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards documents since the October 2012 refresh.
Exchange Server Protocol Documents links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-OXCHGTR]
Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-STANOXCHGTR]
Information for Exchange 2013 and Outlook 2013
For the October 2012 refresh, the Exchange Server Protocols documents were updated to include applicability and implementation details for Exchange 2013 and Outlook 2013. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document.
Information for other Microsoft products
For the October 2012 refresh, the appropriate documents were updated to include applicability and implementation details for Microsoft® Lync®, Microsoft® SharePoint® Products and Technologies, Windows®, Windows® Communication Apps, and Windows Server®. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document.
Title changes for all documents that are about Exchange ActiveSync and in the documentation set
The prefix “Exchange ActiveSync” was added to the title of each document that specifies an Exchange ActiveSync protocol. The new titles better reflect that Exchange ActiveSync is the applicable technology for those documents.
The following document was removed from the documentation set and added to the Exchange Server Protocols archive:
- [MS-OXWSAUTID]: Authentication Identification Extension. This extension was implemented but never used by any applicable products.
The following known issues exist in the February 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
- For optimal readability of the PDF documents, we recommend that they be opened and viewed by using Adobe Reader 10.0.
- Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the
default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9.
To access links, perform the following procedure:- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents.
- Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
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Link
This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release.
The following document is new in this release:
- [MS-ODATAJSON]: OData Protocol JSON Format Standards Support
The following known issues exist in the June 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
File Services announcements
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Link
MSDN Release Notes —June 11, 2013
This release contains updates for Windows Blue Preview (Beta). In the preview documents for this release, the server version is referenced as Windows Server “vNext” and the client as Windows Blue.
For the Windows Blue Preview release, all new and changed Windows protocols documentation is available in PDF format on MSDN. The Preview Specifications page on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee941641.aspx describes the new and changed protocol documents for this release, and includes links to those documents. For Windows Blue RTM, all Windows protocols documentation will be available as Web content on MSDN in addition to PDF format.
The following documents are new in the release:
- MS-ABTP
- MS-ADFSOAL
- MS-ADFSPIP
- MS-DSCPM
- MS-DVRD
- MS-DVRE
- MS-ECS
- MS-LREC
- MS-MDE
- MS-MDM
- MS-OAPX
- MS-RDPEDISP
- MS-RSVD
- MS-SNID
- MS-TCC
- MS-TDPRP
- MS-WFDAA
The following known issues exist in the June 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
1. In Adobe Reader 9 and Adobe Reader 9.5, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
2. In the Categories list, click Documents.
3. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting can be located via the Adobe help site: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
Office File Formats announcements
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Link
A number of people have inquired about the .pst file format on this forum in the past, and at that time we stated we would provide an update if the .pst file format specification becomes available. This week we announced our documentation plan for the .pst file format specification on the Interoperability @ Microsoft blog,. If you are interested in actively participating in the review of preliminary drafts of the .pst file format specification, send an email message to [email protected] and then we will contact you when a preliminary draft of the specification is ready for broader review. If you only are seeking the final version, we anticipate releasing the .pst file format specification in the first half of 2010 under our Open Specification Promise.
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Link
The October 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the July 2012 refresh.
Microsoft Office File Formats links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-FFCHGTR]
Microsoft Office Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OCHGTR]
SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:
- Full documentation set (zip): SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-SPCHGTR]
Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:
- Full documentation set (zip): Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
- Summary of changes (pdf): [MS-OSTANCHGTR]
The following new specifications have been added to the Office Protocols documents:
- None.
The following Office protocols have been archived:
- None.
The following known issues exist in this release:
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
Windows Protocols announcements
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Link
MSDN Release Notes —June 11, 2013
This release contains updates for Windows Blue Preview (Beta). In the preview documents for this release, the server version is referenced as Windows Server “vNext” and the client as Windows Blue.
For the Windows Blue Preview release, all new and changed Windows protocols documentation is available in PDF format on MSDN. The Preview Specifications page on MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee941641.aspx describes the new and changed protocol documents for this release, and includes links to those documents. For Windows Blue RTM, all Windows protocols documentation will be available as Web content on MSDN in addition to PDF format.
The following documents are new in the release:
- MS-ABTP
- MS-ADFSOAL
- MS-ADFSPIP
- MS-DSCPM
- MS-DVRD
- MS-DVRE
- MS-ECS
- MS-LREC
- MS-MDE
- MS-MDM
- MS-OAPX
- MS-RDPEDISP
- MS-RSVD
- MS-SNID
- MS-TCC
- MS-TDPRP
- MS-WFDAA
The following known issues exist in the June 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
1. In Adobe Reader 9 and Adobe Reader 9.5, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
2. In the Categories list, click Documents.
3. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting can be located via the Adobe help site: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
Using the Exchange Server Protocols announcements
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The Microsoft Exchange RPC Extractor (RPX) is a command-line tool that can parse network captures and interpret remote procedure calls made from a client to Microsoft Exchange . RPX uses the information provided in the Microsoft Exchange protocol documentation to parse RPCs, remote operations (ROPs), and the parameters for each ROP.
Download is available at the Microsoft Download Center found here.
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The Office Interoperability team is pleased to announce the release of the Exchange Server Protocol Test Suites. The test suites are designed in a client-to-server relationship and were originally developed for the in-house testing of the Microsoft Open Specifications. The test suites have been used extensively during Plugfests and Interoperability Labs to test partner implementations and are now available on MSConnect for public download. Test suites test the server-side implementation of the Open Specification protocol, as specified in Open Specification documentation, by acting as a synthetic client.
Currently the Exchange Server Protocol Test Suites support the ten RPC based Exchange protocols listed in the table below. Want to learn more about the Test Suites? You can watch a video from one of our recent events that provides an overview of what is included in the test suite package. As always, if you have any questions or issues please reach out to the support team in this forum or through Email at dochelp (at) microsoft (dot) com.
Download
The Test Suites are openly available (with Microsoft account) on MSConnect and are contained within the “Microsoft Open Specifications Test Tools” program. All you need to do is to simply "join" the program and go to the downloads page to get access. -
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MSDN Exchange Server Protocols Release Notes — February 2013
The February 2013 release contains updates made to Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols documents and the Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards documents since the October 2012 refresh.
Exchange Server Protocol Documents links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-OXCHGTR]
Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links:
- Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Documentation
- Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-STANOXCHGTR]
Information for Exchange 2013 and Outlook 2013
For the October 2012 refresh, the Exchange Server Protocols documents were updated to include applicability and implementation details for Exchange 2013 and Outlook 2013. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document.
Information for other Microsoft products
For the October 2012 refresh, the appropriate documents were updated to include applicability and implementation details for Microsoft® Lync®, Microsoft® SharePoint® Products and Technologies, Windows®, Windows® Communication Apps, and Windows Server®. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document.
Title changes for all documents that are about Exchange ActiveSync and in the documentation set
The prefix “Exchange ActiveSync” was added to the title of each document that specifies an Exchange ActiveSync protocol. The new titles better reflect that Exchange ActiveSync is the applicable technology for those documents.
The following document was removed from the documentation set and added to the Exchange Server Protocols archive:
- [MS-OXWSAUTID]: Authentication Identification Extension. This extension was implemented but never used by any applicable products.
The following known issues exist in the February 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
- For optimal readability of the PDF documents, we recommend that they be opened and viewed by using Adobe Reader 10.0.
- Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the
default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9.
To access links, perform the following procedure:- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents.
- Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
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Link
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Protocol Documentation
The Microsoft Exchange Server protocols documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) used by Microsoft Exchange Server to communicate with other Microsoft products.
Click here to go to the download page for the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 protocol documentation PDF files.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standards Documentation
The Exchange Server Standards Documents describe Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 support for industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) related to iCalendar, IMAP4, and POP3.
Click here to go to the download page for the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standards Documentation PDF files.
Using the Microsoft SQL Server Protocols announcements
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Link
This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release.
The following document is new in this release:
- [MS-ODATAJSON]: OData Protocol JSON Format Standards Support
The following known issues exist in the June 2013 release:
- Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
- Information in a table row may split across two pages.
- Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
- Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:
- In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
- In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html
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