New-MailContact: Exchange 2010 Help


New-MailContact -Name <String> -ExternalEmailAddress <ProxyAddress> [-Alias <String>] [-ArbitrationMailbox <MailboxIdParameter>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DisplayName <String>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-ExternalManaged <SwitchParameter>] [-FirstName <String>] [-Initials <String>] [-LastName <String>] [-MacAttachmentFormat <BinHex | UuEncode | AppleSingle | AppleDouble>] [-MessageBodyFormat <Text | Html | TextAndHtml>] [-MessageFormat <Text | Mime>] [-ModeratedBy <MultiValuedProperty>] [-ModerationEnabled <$true | $false>] [-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>] [-OrganizationalUnit <OrganizationalUnitIdParameter>] [-PartnerObjectId <Guid>] [-PrimarySmtpAddress <SmtpAddress>] [-SendModerationNotifications <Never | Internal | Always>] [-UsePreferMessageFormat <$true | $false>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
ExternalEmailAddress	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.ProxyAddress	The ExternalEmailAddress parameter specifies the target e-mail address.
Name	Required	System.String	The Name parameter specifies the common name of the mail contact.
Alias	Optional	System.String	The Alias parameter specifies the alias of the mail contact.
ArbitrationMailbox	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxIdParameter	The ArbitrationMailbox parameter specifies the mailbox used to manage the moderation process.
Confirm	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.
DisplayName	Optional	System.String	The DisplayName parameter specifies the name displayed in Microsoft Outlook for the mail contact.
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory.
ExternalManaged	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The ExternalManaged switch specifies the mail contact as one managed by an external application.
FirstName	Optional	System.String	The FirstName parameter specifies the first name of the mail contact.
Initials	Optional	System.String	The Initials parameter specifies the initials of the mail contact.
LastName	Optional	System.String	The LastName parameter specifies the last name of the mail contact.
MacAttachmentFormat	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Recipient.MacAttachmentFormat	The MacAttachmentFormat parameter specifies the Apple Macintosh operating system attachment format for messages sent to the mail contact. The valid values for this parameter are: `BinHex` `UUENCODE` `AppleSingle` `AppleDouble` By default, this parameter is set to `BinHex`. The acceptable values for the MacAttachmentFormat parameter are dependent on the MessageFormat parameter. If the MessageFormat parameter is set to Text, you can only use `BinHex` or `UUENCODE` values for this parameter. If the MessageFormat parameter is set to `Mime`, you can only use `BinHex`, `AppleSingle`, or `AppleDouble` values for this parameter.
MessageBodyFormat	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Recipient.MessageBodyFormat	The MessageBodyFormat parameter specifies the message body format for messages sent to the mail contact. The valid values for this parameter are: `Text` `Html` `TextAndHtml` By default, this parameter is set to `TextAndHtml`. The MessageFormat and MessageBodyFormat parameters are interdependent. If the MessageFormat parameter is set to `Mime`, the MessageBodyFormat parameter can be set to any valid value. However, if the MessageFormat parameter is set to `Text`, the MessageBodyFormat parameter can only be set to `Text`. Therefore, if you want to set this parameter to `Html` or `TextAndHtml`, you must also set the MessageFormat parameter to `Mime`.
MessageFormat	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Recipient.MessageFormat	The MessageFormat parameter specifies the message format for messages sent to the mail contact. The valid values for this parameter are: `Text` `Mime` By default, this parameter is set to `Mime`. The MessageFormat and MessageBodyFormat parameters are interdependent. If the MessageFormat parameter is set to `Mime`, the MessageBodyFormat parameter can be set to any valid value. However, if the MessageFormat parameter is set to `Text`, the MessageBodyFormat parameter can only be set to `Text`. Therefore, if you want to change the MessageFormat parameter from `Mime` to `Text`, you must also change the MessageBodyFormat parameter to `Text`.
ModeratedBy	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.MultiValuedProperty	The ModeratedBy parameter specifies the users who are responsible for moderating the messages sent to this mailbox. To designate more than one user, separate the users with commas. This parameter is required if you set the ModerationEnabled parameter to `$true`. If you leave this parameter blank and there's a user already specified as the manager of this mailbox, the ModeratedBy parameter is automatically set by the ManagedBy parameter of the mailbox. Otherwise, an error is returned.
ModerationEnabled	Optional	System.Boolean	The ModerationEnabled parameter enables or disables moderation for the mailbox. To enable moderation, set this parameter to `$true`. To disable moderation, set this parameter to `$false`. The default value is `$false`.
Organization	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationIdParameter	The Organization parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
OrganizationalUnit	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationalUnitIdParameter	The OrganizationalUnit parameter specifies the organizational unit (OU) to which the new contact is added, for example, redmond.contoso.com/contacts.
PartnerObjectId	Optional	System.Guid	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
PrimarySmtpAddress	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.SmtpAddress	The PrimarySmtpAddress parameter specifies the primary SMTP address for the mail contact. By default, the primary SMTP address is generated based on the default e-mail address policy. If you specify a primary SMTP address by using this parameter, the command sets the EmailAddressPolicyEnabled attribute of the mail contact to `$false`, and the e-mail addresses of this mail contact aren't automatically updated based on e-mail address policies.
SendModerationNotifications	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.Recipient.TransportModerationNotificationFlags	The SendModerationNotifications parameter specifies whether status notifications are sent to users when a message they sent to the moderated distribution group is rejected by one of the moderators. You can specify one of the following values: `Always` `Internal` `Never` Set this parameter to `Always` if you want notifications to be sent to all senders. Set this parameter to `Internal` if you want notifications to be sent only to the senders internal to your organization. Set this parameter to `Never` to disable all status notifications. The default value is `Never`.
UsePreferMessageFormat	Optional	System.Boolean	The UsePreferMessageFormat parameter specifies whether recipient preferred message format settings are used. When set to `$true`, this parameter specifies that the recipient preferred message format settings override the global settings for mail sent to this user.
WhatIf	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Detailed Description

The New-MailContact cmdlet creates a new mail contact object in Active Directory, and then mail-enables the mail contact.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Recipient Provisioning Permissions" section in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

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Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example creates a new mail-enabled contact using the required parameters and the OrganizationalUnit parameter.

New-MailContact -Name "Chris Ashton" -ExternalEmailAddress "Chris@tailspintoys.com" -OrganizationalUnit "Marketing"