Microsoft blames a configuration change for Exchange Admin Center tumble

Microsoft took down the Exchange Admin Center (EAC) today after a code change left administrators facing an "Internal Server Error" when trying to access the service. Microsoft first admitted that something was amiss at 0937 UTC on October 12, noting, "When attempting to access the Exchange admin center, affected admins may encounter an 'Internal Server Error' message." Any administrator attempting to access the EAC could be affected. It was more than an hour before the company stated: "We've identified unexpected 302 redirect errors during affected Exchange admin center (EAC) access attempts and are analyzing diagnostic logs to isolate the source of the access failures. "While we continue our investigation, admins remain unable to access the EAC, with no workaround currently available." So, a fun morning for Microsoft's European users. According to Microsoft, the EAC is "a modern, web-based management console for managing Exchange Online." Want to manage mailboxes? EAC is where you go. Group management? Again, EAC. …