Convert a linked mailbox to a user mailbox
In our Exchange environment we have a mix of user mailboxes and linked mailboxes because the users are in different Active Directory domains. Today I have to move some users into the same domain that Exchange resides in so will be…
Adding an additional email address using PowerShell
Today I have to add an additional SMTP address to some existing user mailboxes. This is easy enough to do in the Exchange Management Console but can also be achieved using the following PowerShell command: Set-Mailbox <alias> -EmailAddresses @{Add=’user@domain.com’} Similarly, addressess can…
Configure custom mailtips
Having just discovered MailTips we are now using them on several mailboxes. They offer real time information on the message they are composing and the recipient(s). For example, we have just added a MailTip to our helpdesk mailbox advising users…
Set an out of office message using PowerShell
Today I received a call from a colleague who had forgotten to configure their out of office before going on holiday, asking if I could set it for them. Exchange 2010 allows me to do this easily using the Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration…
Export a mailbox to a PST file using PowerShell
At some point in their life every Exchange admin will need to export a mailbox to a PST file. In older versions of Exchange this was done using ExMerge but it’s now even easier in Exchange 2010 using the New-MailboxExportRequest…