Add Transport Rule for ProofPoint and Exchange Online Protection, 2/6

Please see the following scheduled Information Technology Services (ITS) maintenance process:

Date: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 

Start Time: 8 p.m. 

End Time: 11:59 p.m. 

The following work is being completed: Previous Exchange Online Protection and ProofPoint rules to prevent unauthorized senders from being allowed to relay emails have been replaced with a new configuration and the previous configuration has been deprecated. The previously added rules will be removed. Additionally, ProofPoint now recommends using both the connection filter and a transport rule to bypass Exchange Online Protection, while previously the connection filter was preferred. A transport rule would be added to bypass Exchange Online Protection for ProofPoint scanned messages.

All affected groups: WSU Exchange users 

All affected processes: ProofPoint Email Firewall and Exchange Online Protection

Duration of impact: No service outage is expected, but the entire maintenance window is reserved for this work. 

Necessary follow up steps: None 

Questions? Please contact Crimson Service Desk at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or 509-335-4357.