Perhaps the biggest advantage of this is that if a user chooses to save the history on Exchange, they can access it from different Mac computers - perhaps if they have one for work and for personal use, for example.
The new Mac app also has conversation history that is actually saved in Exchange, not just local on your Mac. This lets voice calls continue even when presence information is no longer available.
Second, Lync for Mac will now maintain the media connection for peer-to-peer calls if connectivity is lost to Lync Server or Lync Online. You’ll see the video freeze when the network drops and then restart once connection is re-established.) Quickly disconnect and reconnect your network cable, or disable and re-enable your wireless connection. Regarding its media resiliency, the company notes in a blog post:įirst, if a network disconnect occurs, Lync for Mac will now automatically rejoin a meeting or reconnect a peer-to-peer call as long as network connectivity is re-established within 30 seconds. This does work sometimes, but my problem is there is a big delay between having a conversation and saving one. It is hooked up to our exchange server, and it is set to 'Save instant message conversations in my email Conversation History folder'. Microsoft has also updated its Lync for Mac app, adding support for Yosemitie, media resiliency, and conversation history. I am using Microsoft Lync 2010 version 4 running on Windows 7.
