- For the best Mac client experiences and an always up-to-date infrastructure, we recommend all customers migrate to Office 365. Skype for Business Server 2015 customers should at a minimum download and install the Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update version 9319.272 or higher.
- Skype for Business users can share their screen with attendees during a call or even conduct a webinar easily. Here are the steps to start a video conference in Skype for Business: Step 1: Launch your Skype for Business application and set your presence status to Available. Step 2: Go to the “Meetings” tab and click on the “Meet Now.
- You will receive “Sender sent you a message in Skype for Business” or “Missed conversation with Sender” email if more than one message was sent. If you do not click either option, after 30 seconds the message opens on a PC, and appears as read on mobile.
- We just recently started to use Skype for Business through Office 365. When users sent a message to another users that is offline they get an email with the message in it sent to Outlook. Is there a way to turn this off.
In Skype for Business, search for your contact in Skype for Business, and send a request to chat. If you get a message that it couldn't be sent due to company policy, you need to double-check your Office 365 URLs and IP address ranges. Ask your Skype for Business contact to send you a request to chat.
Symptoms
A Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 or 2015 session that's running on Windows 7 fails to join a Federated meeting with a partner who is running Skype for Business Server on-premises.
When this problem occurs, you receive the following error message:
We couldn't connect you to this meeting because of a network problem. Please try again. If the problem continues, contact your support team.
If you select Show Details, the message window shows error code 12029.
Note
This problem affects both the MSI and C2R versions of Skype for Business 2016 and Skype for Business 2015
Cause
This problem occurs because Windows 7 is not configured to support the TLS 1.2 protocol, and the Federated partner disabled support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in their on-premises environment.
Error '12029' is a WinHTTP error code that indicates that a socket connection failed because encrypted communication could not be established.
Resolution
To resolve this problem, enable TLS 1.2 support on Windows 7. To do this, follow the guidance in the following Knowledge Base article, and then, restart the computer:
Note
To resolve the problem, you must also make sure that the Skype for Business installation meets the minimum version requirements, as specified in the following Skype for Business Blog article:
More information
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-->Problem
Assume that in an Office 365 environment, you try to send or receive files or attachments in Lync through Skype for Business Online (formerly Lync Online). In this situation, you may experience the following issues:
- You can't send files to contacts.
- You can't receive files from contacts.
- You can't upload file attachments in Skype for Business Online meetings.
- When you send files to contacts, you receive an error message.
- You can't send pictures directly in an Instant Messaging (IM) conversation.
Solution
For Skype for Business Online users
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If you receive an error message when you send or receive files, make sure that the file type being transferred isn't one of those that is listed in the 'More Information' section.
For Skype for Business Online administrators
If a user doesn't see the option to transfer files, verify that file transfer capabilities are enabled for that user.
Firewalled networks must meet the network requirements for Skype for Business Online. For more information about Skype for Business Online network requirements, go to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
2409256 You can't connect to Skype for Business Online, or certain features don't work, because an on-premises firewall blocks the connection
More Information
Generally, if the menu option to send a file isn't available, this means that the administrator has disabled file transfer capabilities for that user.
If your attempts to upload attachments to a conference or to send files to a contact generate an error message, this means either that the contact that you're sending the attachment to doesn't have permission to receive files or that the file type is blocked.
In Skype for Business Online, certain files types are blocked by the Intelligent Instant Message Filter (IIMF) application. IIMF helps protect Skype for Business Online users against the most common forms of viruses without degrading the user experience.
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Transferring files to Skype contacts isn't supported.
By default, Skype for Business Online is configured to prevent users from sending files through IM that have the following file name extensions:
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ade, adp, app, asp, bas, bat, cer, chm, cmd, com, cpl, crt, csh, exe, fxp, grp, hlp, hta, inf, ins, isp, its, js, jse, ksh, lnk, mad, maf, mag, mam, maq, mar, mas, mat, mau, mav, maw, mda, mdb, mde, mdt, mdw, mdz, msc, msi, msp, mst, ocx, ops, pcd, pif, pl, pnp, prf, prg, pst, reg, scf, scr, sct, shb, shs, tmp, url, vb, vbe, vbs, vsd, vsmacros, vss, vst, vsw, ws, wsc, wsf, wsh
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