Error when sending email via Shared Mailbox

David Carico 1 Reputation point
2020-11-30T01:25:28.38+00:00

I've created a shared mailbox and gave two users (including myself) "Send As" permission a few hours ago. However, when I try to send an email from the shared mailbox, I get this error message:

"This message could not be sent. You do not have the permission to send the message on behalf of the specified user."

I originally gave myself "Full Access", so that I'd see the account in the Account bar in Outlook, but I learned that - for some strange reason - "Full Access" permission actually does not allow the sending of email (go figure).

Am I missing another configuration/setting that is needed to allow me to send messages from the shared mailbox?

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  1. JeffYang-MSFT 6,241 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-11-30T08:50:26.397+00:00

    Hi @David Carico ,

    I did the similar tests in my environment and got the same issue as you.
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    Can you successfully send emails with the "Send As" permission of the Shared Mailbox from your OWA?

    If it can work fine on your web mail, we may refer that the permission has been successfully granted. As I know, it may take some time for the server permissions to be synced to your local Outlook client. And my error is also caused by this factor. After waiting for a while, I can successfully do it from my Outlook desktop client. By the way, in order to minimize the time required for sync, it is suggested for you to turn off your Cached Exchange Mode(uncheck Use Cached Exchange Mode option) and restart your Outlook to see if your issue has any difference.

    If you cannot send the same emails from your OWA either, I'm afraid there might be something wrong with your permission. If this is your case, it is suggested for you to re-grant the permissions via Exchange PowerShell and see if this issue could be resolved.
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    For more information, please check:
    Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell
    Add-RecipientPermission

    Hope this can be helpful.

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