Restrict O365 emails to working hours only

Mark M · 11 Jan 2019 at 12:51

Id like to limit emails being sync'd to mobiles (all iPhones) if possible to say 8am to 6pm. Can anyone tell me if this is possible via the admin panel in O365 please?

d_brennen · 11 Jan 2019 at 12:58

Looked into this a couple of years ago but there was no way via O365 admin, doubt that has changed

Mark M · 11 Jan 2019 at 14:12

Shame, if I find a solution I'll let you know.

d_brennen · 11 Jan 2019 at 14:25

Mark M said:
Shame, if I find a solution I'll let you know.

I had some hope after reading this that it would become a feature:

https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/02/technology/france-office-email-workers-law/index.html

But I guess the French aren't important to the hyper-work focused American and Asian markets

#Chri5# · 11 Jan 2019 at 15:08

Bit of a bodge but what about using a PS script to disable ActiveSync for a user group and scheduling that twice a day?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb...e-exchange-activesync-for-users-in-office-365

d_brennen · 11 Jan 2019 at 15:26

I'd personally avoid that in the event the script stops working in the night or the server takes a nap the day I go on holiday. It's bad enough when O364 has a wobbly and there's nothing I can do about it

#Chri5# · 11 Jan 2019 at 17:20

Indeed, that's why I said it was a bit of a bodge. I guess you could hedge your bets by running the script from two difference servers 5 minutes apart.

andshrew · 12 Jan 2019 at 14:01

I wouldn't really consider it a bodge by doing it via those Powershell commands. Whenever you have a process which turns something on and off, whether via your own script or via some built in functionality, there's always an inherent risk that the part which turns it back on it is going to fail at some point. The important thing is implementing it in a robust way so that when it does fail it's clear why it's failed. You can pretty much guarantee if scheduling access to ActiveSync or OWA were in the admin panel it would just be calling these Powershell commands behind the scenes anyway.

Webster · 13 Jan 2019 at 19:30

I looked into this too, subscribed.

Caged · 13 Jan 2019 at 22:15

I think this will end up being something that is handled by MDM policies on devices having control over muting all notifications from corporate accounts outside user-defined working hours, with perhaps an override that needs to be enabled daily. Turning activesync off and on seems like a quick way to confuse a device or end up with authentication issues.