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What is Amazon WorkMail?
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Amazon WorkMail is a secure, managed business email and calendar service with support for existing desktop and mobile clients. Amazon WorkMail gives users the ability to seamlessly access their email, contacts, and calendars using Microsoft Outlook, their web browser, or their native iOS and Android email applications. You can integrate Amazon WorkMail with your existing corporate directory and control both the keys that encrypt your data and the location in which your data is stored.
How can I get started using Amazon WorkMail?
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To get started with Amazon WorkMail, you will need an AWS account. You can use this account to sign into the AWS Management Console and create an organization, add your domains, and also create users, groups, or resources. Please refer to the Amazon WorkMail documentation for more information on getting started.
What clients can I use to access Amazon WorkMail?
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You can access Amazon WorkMail from Microsoft Outlook clients on Windows and Mac OS X, and on mobile devices that support the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol including iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Fire Phone, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry 10. Additionally, you can use the Apple Mail application on Mac OS X or the Amazon WorkMail web application to securely access Amazon WorkMail using your web browser.
Does Amazon WorkMail support accessibility capabilities?
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Yes, you can use screen readers and keyboard shortcuts with the Amazon WorkMail web application for easier accessibility; you can learn more about these capabilities on the Working with Accessibility Features documentation page here. In addition, the accessibility capabilities offered in supported desktop and mobile clients (see below for a list) can also be used with Amazon WorkMail.
What is the mailbox storage limit in Amazon WorkMail?
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Amazon WorkMail offers a mailbox storage limit of 50 GB per user.
What is the maximum size of email that I can send from Amazon WorkMail?
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The maximum size of outgoing and incoming email in Amazon WorkMail is 25 MB.
Can I share my calendar with other users in my organization?
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Yes. Amazon WorkMail offers the ability to share your calendar with your co-workers.
Does Amazon WorkMail provide resource booking?
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Yes. Amazon WorkMail provides the option to create resource mailboxes such as conference rooms, projectors, and other equipment. The resource mailboxes will allow users to reserve the room or equipment by including the resource in meeting invites.
Does Amazon WorkMail support email archiving?
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Email journaling can be enabled to capture and preserve messages in your existing archiving solution.
Can I set up email redirect rules on Amazon WorkMail?
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Yes, you can configure email redirection rules for Amazon WorkMail mailboxes. You can setup email redirection rules on your desktop email application, such as Microsoft Outlook, or using the Amazon WorkMail web application. You will need to ensure that the Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) identity policies for your domains are up-to-date to take advantage of email redirection rules. Please visit this page for more information on how to update the Amazon SES identity policy for your domain.
Are there limits on the number of organizations and users I can create when using Amazon WorkMail?
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No, there are no limits on the number of organizations and users you can create.
Are there limits on the number of messages I can send per user?
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There are limits only on sending external messages. For example, the number of messages sent to recipients outside your organization. Each user in your organization can send messages to a maximum of 10,000 external recipients per day, and the total external recipients for an AWS account is limited to 100,000 per day. New Amazon WorkMail accounts may start with limits that are lower than the limits described here; please see AWS Service Limits for more information.
Amazon WorkMail is a business e-mail service and not intended to be used for bulk e-mail services. For bulk e-mail services, please see Amazon Simple Email Service.
Are there limits associated with the use of the Amazon WorkMail SMTP gateway?
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Yes. To learn more about SMTP limits, please see AWS Service Limits.
Are there limits on the number of messages each user can receive?
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There are no limits on the number of messages each user can receive. However, we may queue or reject messages (and send a bounce to the sender) if there is a large volume of incoming email in a short period of time. Please see AWS Service Limits for more information.
