Merge pull request #2666 from MicrosoftDocs/chrisda

Update for automatic external email forwarding

Author: chrisda

defender-office-365/outbound-spam-policies-configure.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ms.custom:
   - seo-marvel-apr2020
 description: Admins can learn how to view, create, modify, and delete outbound spam policies in Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
 ms.service: defender-office-365
-ms.date: 01/29/2025
+ms.date: 02/05/2025
 appliesto:
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/eop-about" target="_blank">Exchange Online Protection</a>
   - ✅ <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-office-365/mdo-about#defender-for-office-365-plan-1-vs-plan-2-cheat-sheet" target="_blank">Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2</a>
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ You can configure outbound spam policies in the Microsoft Defender portal or in
 
      Select one of the following actions from the **Automatic forwarding rules** dropdown list:
 
-     - **Automatic - System-controlled**: This is the default value. This value is now the same as **Off**. When this value was originally introduced, it was equivalent to **On**. Over time, thanks to the principles of [secure by default](secure-by-default.md), the effect of this value was eventually changed to **Off** for all customers. For more information, see [this blog post](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-automatic-email-forwarding-in/ba-p/2074888).
-     - **On**: Automatic external email forwarding isn't disabled by the policy.
-     - **Off**: All automatic external email forwarding is disabled by the policy.
+     - **Automatic - System-controlled**: This is the default value. This value is now the same as **Off - Forwarding is disabled**. When this value was originally introduced, it was equivalent to **On - Forwarding is enabled**. Over time, thanks to the principles of [secure by default](secure-by-default.md), the effect of this value was eventually changed to **Off - Forwarding is disabled** for all customers. For more information, see [this blog post](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-automatic-email-forwarding-in/ba-p/2074888).
+     - **On - Forwarding is enabled**: Automatic external email forwarding isn't disabled by the policy.
+     - **Off - Forwarding is disabled**: All automatic external email forwarding is disabled by the policy.
 
      > [!NOTE]
      >

defender-office-365/outbound-spam-policies-external-email-forwarding.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ f1.keywords:
 ms.author: chrisda
 author: chrisda
 manager: deniseb
-ms.date: 06/10/2024
+ms.date: 02/05/2025
 audience: ITPro
 ms.topic: overview
 ms.collection: 
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ The following types of automatic forwarding are available in Microsoft 365:
 
 You can use outbound spam filter policies to control automatic forwarding to external recipients. Three settings are available:
 
-- **Automatic - System-controlled**: This is the default setting. This setting is now the same as **Off**. When this setting was originally introduced, it was equivalent to **On**. Over time, thanks to the principles of [secure by default](secure-by-default.md), this setting was gradually changed to **Off** for all customers. For more information, see [this blog post](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-automatic-email-forwarding-in/ba-p/2074888).
-- **On**: Automatic external forwarding is allowed and not restricted.
-- **Off**: Automatic external forwarding is disabled and results in a non-delivery report (also known as an NDR or bounce message) to the sender.
+- **Automatic - System-controlled**: This is the default value. This value is now the same as **Off - Forwarding is disabled**. When this value was originally introduced, it was equivalent to **On - Forwarding is enabled**. Over time, thanks to the principles of [secure by default](secure-by-default.md), the effect of this value was eventually changed to **Off - Forwarding is disabled** for all customers. For more information, see [this blog post](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-automatic-email-forwarding-in/ba-p/2074888).
+- **On - Forwarding is enabled**: Automatic external forwarding is allowed and not restricted.
+- **Off - Forwarding is disabled**: Automatic external forwarding is disabled and results in a non-delivery report (also known as an NDR or bounce message) to the sender.
 
 For instructions on how to configure these settings, see [Configure outbound spam filtering in EOP](outbound-spam-policies-configure.md).