Hi,

we are using Exchange 2013 CU9 Build 15.00.1104.005 on a Windows Server 2012R2 (onPremise, one server)

In the ECP, in the Menu Mail-Flow\Rules, when creating a new Transport-Rule, there is no option to choose "do the following: Notify the recipient with a message".

I am referring to the feature which is described in the following Microsoft Technet "Common attachment blocking scenarios" which Applies to: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection, Exchange Server 2013

*See Example 2: Notify intended recipients when an inbound message is blocked - If you want to reject a message but let the intended recipient know what happened, you can use the Notify the recipient

Link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn950026%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx 

I have tried this also on other Exchange Server 2013 installation with the same results. :(

I am wondering why this feature is not available, could you please provide more details, is this a Bug?

Thank you.

Regards,
SimonEUR

I believe that option is only available in Exchange Online. 

You can leave feedback at the bottom of the page about it not applying to Exchange 2013

You can create a rule that bcc's that email to a new mailbox which has an autoreply with the message you want sent to the sender. 

Make sure you set a retention policy on the new mailbox.

Thanks.

You can create a rule that bcc's that email to a new mailbox which has an autoreply with the message you want sent to the sender. 

Make sure you set a retention policy on the new mailbox.

T

I read the original post wrong - sorry about that. I'm not aware of a native Exchange feature that will do what is required. We have some customers who use Trend Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance that works as a smart host and will inform users of quarantined emails.

What do you think of a scheduled PowerShell script that will check for failed messages inbound to the recipients by checking the message tracking logs?

Hi Guys,

thanks for helping :)

Does somebody know if Exchange-Online is alredy based on Exchange 2016 or still running Exchange 2013? I've found following Article about Exchange 2016 where day say it's added following:

What's new when upgrading from Exchange 2013?

• With the new action Notify the recipient with a message, a transport rule can send a notification to the recipient with the text you specify -- for example, you can inform the recipient that the message was rejected by a transport rule, or that it was marked as spam and will be delivered to their Junk Email folder.
  

Link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj150540%28v=exchg.160%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396#ETR2013

Seems this feature wasn't implemented in Exchange 2013 and the KB is wrong :(

Regards,

Hi Guys,

thanks for helping :)

Does somebody know if Exchange-Online is alredy based on Exchange 2016 or still running Exchange 2013? I've found following Article about Exchange 2016 where day say it's added following:

What's new when upgrading from Exchange 2013?

• With the new action Notify the recipient with a message, a transport rule can send a notification to the recipient with the text you specify -- for example, you can inform the recipient that the message was rejected by a transport rule, or that it was marked as spam and will be delivered to their Junk Email folder.
  

Link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj150540%28v=exchg.160%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396#ETR2013

Seems this feature wasn't implemented in Exchange 2013 and the KB is wrong :(

Regards,

Exchange Online is not running what is avail for  on-prem Exchange 2013, no.  :)

I would leave feedback on that technet page about this. Seriously. It will get read.