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[serviceDegradation] EX1279879 | Exchange Online | Users may be unable to respond directly to specific encrypted email messages from a shared mailbox in Exchange Online



EX1279879 | Exchange Online | Users may be unable to respond directly to specific encrypted email messages from a shared mailbox in Exchange Online

Status serviceDegradation
Classification advisory
User Impact Users may be unable to respond directly to specific encrypted email messages from a shared mailbox in Exchange Online.
Last Updated 04/15/2026 14:23:15
Start Time 04/14/2026 19:04:35
End Time
Latest Message Title: Users may be unable to respond directly to specific encrypted email messages from a shared mailbox in Exchange Online

User impact: Users may be unable to respond directly to specific encrypted email messages from a shared mailbox in Exchange Online.

More info: Affected users see the following error: “This Message can’t be saved right now. Please try again later.”

Affected users can send a new email message to the specific senders as a way to circumvent impact but are unable to respond directly to the existing thread.

Current status: We’ve reproduced the issue internally and are analyzing these reproductions alongside our service-side data to isolate the root cause and determine a fix.

Scope of impact: Impact is specific to some users who are served through the affected infrastructure, attempting to respond directly to specific encrypted email messages from a shared mailbox in Exchange Online.

Next update by: Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM UTC