6 Appendix A: Product Behavior

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The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2010

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019

  • Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2

  • Microsoft Lync 2010

  • Microsoft Lync Client 2013/Skype for Business

  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

  • Microsoft Outlook 2010

  • Microsoft Outlook 2013

  • Microsoft Outlook 2016

  • Microsoft Outlook 2019

  • Microsoft Outlook 2021

  • Microsoft Outlook 2024 Preview

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 1.6:  Lync Client 2013/Skype for Business uses this protocol when connected to Exchange 2010 or Microsoft Lync Server 2010. When Lync Client 2013/Skype for Business is connected to Exchange 2013, Exchange 2016, or Exchange 2019, it uses the Unified Contact Store Web Service Protocol, as described in [MS-OXWSCOS].

<2> Section 2.2.1.2: Exchange 2003 sets the PidLidAddressBookProviderArrayType property (section 2.2.1.2.12) to 0x00000000 and never sets the PidLidAddressBookProviderEmailList property (section 2.2.1.2.11) unless an email address is defined for the contact.

<3> Section 2.2.1.7:  Office Outlook 2003 does not use the Business Card properties.

<4> Section 2.2.1.8: Exchange 2003 does not use Contact Photo properties.

<5> Section 2.2.1.9:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Microsoft Outlook 2010 do not support the contact aggregation properties.

<6> Section 2.2.1.9.1:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the PidLidContactLinkedGlobalAddressListEntryId property (section 2.2.1.9.1).

<7> Section 2.2.1.9.2:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the PidLidContactLinkGlobalAddressListLinkId property (section 2.2.1.9.2).

<8> Section 2.2.1.9.3:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the PidLidContactLinkGlobalAddressListLinkState property (section 2.2.1.9.3).

<9> Section 2.2.1.9.4:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the PidLidContactLinkLinkRejectHistory property (section 2.2.1.9.4).

<10> Section 2.2.1.9.5:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the PidLidContactLinkSMTPAddressCache property (section 2.2.1.9.5).

<11> Section 2.2.1.9.6:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the PidLidIsContactLinked property (section 2.2.1.9.6).

<12> Section 2.2.1.9.7:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the PidTagOscSyncEnabled property (section 2.2.1.9.7).

<13> Section 2.2.1.10.18: Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2007 do not set or use the PidLidContactCharacterSet property.

<14> Section 2.2.2.1.4: Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, Exchange 2016, and Exchange 2019 set the PidLidFileUnderId property (section 2.2.2.1.4) to 0 when it creates a distribution list.

<15> Section 2.2.2.2.2: Exchange 2003 does not set or update the PidLidDistributionListOneOffMembers property.

<16> Section 2.2.2.2.4: Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, and Office Outlook 2003 do not use the PidLidDistributionListStream property (section 2.2.2.2.4).

<17> Section 2.2.2.2.4: If the PidLidDistributionListStream property (section 2.2.2.2.4) is set, Office Outlook 2003 does not ignore the PidLidDistributionListMembers (section 2.2.2.2.1), PidLidDistributionListOneOffMembers (section 2.2.2.2.2), and PidLidDistributionListChecksum (section 2.2.2.2.3) properties.

<18> Section 2.2.3:  Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, Office Outlook 2003, Office Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2010 do not support the Quick Contacts folder, the IM Contact List folder, and the contacts folders that contain imported contacts.