Yes, that is correct, Mac uses EWS for connectivity compared to a Windows machine that will use MAPI or RPC, depending on the version they are running. We will go into a technical session on how to set up your accounts for both on Exchange 2016 and show you how simple it is.įirst, when you set up an account either on Mac Mail or Outlook, you will be making use of EWS in Exchange 2016. Still, many prefer using what comes with the machine, and others stick by Microsoft Office - and we not here to compare that in this article. Obviously, with Microsoft Outlook, you can do more than with the native Mac Mail. Mac Mail has been around a long time, but so has Microsoft Outlook for Mac.