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Why You Can’t Reply to Emails from onmicrosoft.com

Replies to @onmicrosoft.com addresses are blocked as they aren’t monitored or customer-facing.

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Written by Kolleno Support
Updated this week

In some cases, a customer might reply to your emails from an address ending in:

@<company>.onmicrosoft.com

These are Microsoft 365 system-generated addresses— generally not real, monitored inboxes. For this reason, Kolleno does not allow replying to them in-app.


❌ Why Replies Are Blocked

  • Unmonitored Addresses
    These onmicrosoft.com addresses are often used by Microsoft 365 automatically during account setup and are not real email accounts.

  • Replies Often Won’t Reach the Customer
    Any response sent to these addresses is unlikely to be seen by your customer. They may not even know the message came from that address.

  • Protects Your Communication Workflow
    Blocking replies helps ensure you engage with real, customer-facing email addresses—minimizing risk of missed messages.


✅ What You Should Do Instead

If you receive a message from an @onmicrosoft.com address:

  1. Check the customer's profile in Kolleno for their main contact email.

  2. Reply to a verified address (e.g. john@company.com) instead.

  3. If unsure, contact the customer directly to confirm their correct email.


🔍 Why Customers Might Use These Emails

  • Their IT setup hasn’t configured a proper reply-to address.

  • They are replying from a default Microsoft 365 domain.

  • Their email system auto-generates responses using fallback domains.


Summary

Address Type

Can Reply In-App?

Recommended Action

@gmail.com, @company.com

✅ Yes

Safe to reply in Kolleno

@onmicrosoft.com

❌ No

Use customer's primary email

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