Enable e-mail functionality in task lists in SharePoint 2013

Recently I was set out to test if e-mail was properly configured in a SharePoint 2013 environment at a customer. Piece of cake, I thought. I created a task list and went to the advanced settings page to tick the "Send e-mail when ownership is assigned"-box. It was very hard since it simply wasn't there. Microsoft have removed the possibility to out of the box enable e-mail in task lists. Wonderful. Thankfully it is possible to enable this option with PowerShell, see http://bernado-nguyen-hoan.com/2013/04/26/enable-email-notifications-for-tasks-list-in-sharepoint-2013/. The property EnableAssignToEmail is available on the SPList object as well if you want to enable it with code.

Yet another day in SharePoint paradise...

SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1 is now unavailable

Microsoft has done it again! The first service pack for the latest SharePoint version is flawed. For those who remember, the same mistake was done in June 2011 with SP1 for SharePoint 2010. According to Microsoft the current service pack for SharePoint 2013 will affect the ability to update installations in the future, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817429/en-us:

"We have recently uncovered an issue with this Service Pack 1 package that may prevent customers who have Service Pack 1 from deploying future public or cumulative updates. As a precautionary measure, we have deactivated the download page until a new package is published."

Yet another day in SharePoint paradise...