GoKawiilMicrosoft 365 outage lingers as Outlook email delivery recovers unevenly
Microsoft reports ongoing recovery from a widespread Outlook/Microsoft 365 outage, with Europe and North America improving while Japan remains relatively stable. The company says some users may still face intermittent issues as it works to clear email backlogs, and has kept a 48-hour email timeout window in place to prevent delayed messages from being lost.
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A prolonged global outage of this scale highlights how dependent businesses are on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure for core communications. The extended timeout window suggests Microsoft is prioritizing message integrity over speed, which could mean further delivery delays even as service appears to stabilize.
- Outage recovery is uneven across regions, with Europe and North America improving faster than full resolution.
- Microsoft has extended email timeout protections to 48 hours to prevent message loss.
- Some users may continue experiencing intermittent disruptions during the ongoing recovery.
Source: theverge.com — Jess Weatherbed, 2026-11-13
Published there as: “Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage continues”
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