Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-23

You can disable e-mail for an existing mail contact object in Active Directory by removing its Exchange attributes.

Important:
There are two types of mail contacts in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010: mail contacts and mail forest contacts. Mail forest contacts are read-only recipient objects that are updated only through Microsoft Identity Integration Server (MIIS) or a similar custom synchronization. You can't remove or modify a mail forest contact by using the EMC or the Shell.

Looking for other management tasks related to managing mail contacts and mail users? Check out Managing Mail Contacts and Mail Users.

Use the EMC to disable e-mail for a mail contact

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Mail contacts" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

  1. In the console tree, navigate to Recipient Configuration > Mail Contact.

  2. In the result pane, select the mail contact that you want to disable.

  3. In the action pane, under the name of the mail contact, click Disable.

  4. In the warning appears verifying that you want to disable e-mail for the mail contact. Click Yes.

Use the Shell to disable e-mail for a mail contact

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Mail contacts" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

This example disables e-mail for the mail contact Ellen Adams.

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Disable-MailContact -Identity "Ellen Adams" -DomainController Domain.Contoso.com

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Disable-MailContact.