[Email DLP] Do Not Route Emails to Specific Recipients Through Email DLP (Microsoft 365)

Question

I do not want emails sent to a specific external destination to pass through Email DLP.

Answer

With the following Setup, you can Create a group of Users you do not want to route through Email DLP and exclude them from Email DLP processing.

1. From the [Microsoft 365 admin center], click [Exchange] to go to the [Exchange admin center].
2. On the [Exchange admin center] screen, select [Recipients] - [Groups], and click [Add a group].
3. Select [Distribution] under [Group type] to Create a distribution list.
4. Under [Add members], Add All specific members to the [Distribution list], and click [Save].

5. On the [Exchange admin center] screen, under [Mail flow] - [Rule], double-click the Email DLP Rule (*) currently in Setup to open it.

   * If the connector for [Use the following connector] is mo.xxx.hdemail.jp or gwsmtp.mo.hdems.com, that Rule is the Target.
   You can Confirm the connector Details under [Mail flow] - [Connectors].

6. Under [Except if...] - [Recipients] - [is a member of this group], select the distribution list you created in Procedure 2.

   

7. Click [Save] to Save the configured settings.

Notes

1. This Setup excludes emails sent to the specified group from the Email DLP transport Rule.
2. Please Confirm in advance, as other Rules currently in Setup with lower priority may also apply.
3. The content of this article is based on the product specifications as of June 2026, and is subject to change without notice.

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