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  MSDN Windows Release Notes -- January 2013

  RJA_MSFTMicrosoft EmployeeFriday, February 01, 2013 6:28 PM

  This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release.

  The following documents are new in the release:

  • MS-NFPB
  • MS-NFPS

  Other changes:

  • MS-SMTP short name is changed to MS-SMTPNTLM.

  The following known issues exist in the January 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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  Exchange Server Protocol Test Suites Release -- November 2012

  Tom Devey - MSFTMicrosoft EmployeeMonday, November 05, 2012 10:40 PM

  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 - MSFTMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, November 04, 2010 11:56 PM

  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:

  • Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols Documentation
  • Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-OXCHGTR]

  Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links:

  • Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Documentation
  • Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-STANOXCHGTR]

  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 SQL Release Notes -- March 2013

  Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4:30 PM

  This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release.

  The following known issues exist in the March 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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  MSDN Office Release Notes — October 2012

  Alex MorrillMicrosoft EmployeeMonday, October 08, 2012 10:57 PM

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

                                                                         

  Microsoft Office File Formats links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
  • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-FFCHGTR]

  Microsoft Office Protocols links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
  • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-OCHGTR]

  SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
  • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-SPCHGTR]

  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
  • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-OSTANCHGTR]

  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