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    MSDN Windows Blue Preview Release Notes - June 2013
    Neil Ma - MSFT

    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:

    1. 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.
    2. Information in a table row may split across two pages.
    3. Table borders are not always visible depending upon the      magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed      versions of the PDF.
    4. 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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    MSDN SQL Server Release Notes - June 2013
    Neil Ma - MSFT

    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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    Exchange Server Protocol Test Suites Release -- November 2012
    Tom Devey - MSFT Microsoft Employee

    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.

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    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.

    Exchange Protocol Test Suites Supported Protocols
    [MS-OXCFOLD]: Folder Object Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCFXICS]: Bulk Data Transfer Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCMSG]: Message and Attachment Object Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCPERM]: Exchange Access and Operation Permissions Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCPRPT]: Property and Stream Object Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCROPS]: Remote Operations (ROP) List and Encoding Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCRPC]: Wire Format Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCSTOR]: Store Object Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXCTABL]: Table Object Protocol Specification
    [MS-OXORULE]: E-Mail Rules Protocol Specification


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    MSDN Exchange Server Protocols Release Notes — February 2013
    Tom Devey - MSFT Microsoft Employee

    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:

    Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links:

    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:

    1. 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.
    2. Information in a table row may split across two pages.
    3. Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
    4. Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
    5. For optimal readability of the PDF documents, we recommend that they be opened and viewed by using Adobe Reader 10.0.
    6. 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, 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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    MSDN Office Release Notes — October 2012
    Alex Morrill Microsoft Employee

    The October 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the July 2012 refresh. 

                                                                           

    Microsoft Office File Formats links:

    Microsoft Office Protocols links:

    SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:

    Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:

    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


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