Why Only Web-Based Outlook Clients Can Recall Encrypted Email

message recall for protected messages

The new message recall facility has been around since 2022. Even after Microsoft revamped the feature in 2023, it’s still only possible to recall protected messages with OWA and the new Outlook. As it turns out, the reason is that a premium license is needed and Outlook classic might need some new code to check for that license. In other news, Outlook mobile now supports message recall.

Outlook (Win32) Becomes Outlook (Classic)

Microsoft has announced the formal renaming of the Win32 version of Outlook to be Outlook (classic). It’s preparing for the general availability of the new Outlook for Windows, expected very soon into the new Microsoft fiscal year starting on July 1, 2024. The change doesn’t affect the status of Outlook (classic) or the commitment to support the client until at least 2029.