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Outlook Web App still downloads web beacon contents when you forward email messages in Exchange Server 2013


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Symptoms

Assume that you use the Set-OwaVirtualDirectory cmdlet together with setting the FilterWebBeaconsAndHtmlForms property to ForceFilter to block all web beacon and HTML form contents (externally linked images) in individual email messages in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 environment. When you forward or reply an email message that contains these web beacons in Microsoft Outlook Web App, the blocked images are still downloaded.

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Cause

This issue occurs because the value of the FilterWebBeaconsAndHtmlForms property is not checked when email messages are forwarded or replied.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install Cumulative Update 9 for Exchange Server 2013.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

For more information about web beacon and HTML Form Filtering in Outlook Web App, see Understanding Web Beacon and HTML Form Filtering in Outlook Web App.

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Article Info
Article ID : 3071427
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 6/17/2015
Exists online : False
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