Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-11

Use the Enable-MailContact cmdlet to mail-enable an existing contact in Active Directory.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax


`Enable-MailContact -Identity <ContactIdParameter> -ExternalEmailAddress <ProxyAddress> [-Alias <String>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DisplayName <String>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-MacAttachmentFormat <BinHex \| UuEncode \| AppleSingle \| AppleDouble>] [-MessageBodyFormat <Text \| Html \| TextAndHtml>] [-MessageFormat <Text \| Mime>] [-OverrideRecipientQuotas <SwitchParameter>] [-PrimarySmtpAddress <SmtpAddress>] [-UsePreferMessageFormat <$true \| $false>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]`

Enable-MailContact -Identity <ContactIdParameter>
-ExternalEmailAddress <ProxyAddress> [-Alias <String>]
[-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DisplayName <String>]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-MacAttachmentFormat <BinHex |
UuEncode | AppleSingle | AppleDouble>] [-MessageBodyFormat
<Text | Html | TextAndHtml>] [-MessageFormat <Text |
Mime>] [-OverrideRecipientQuotas <SwitchParameter>]
[-PrimarySmtpAddress <SmtpAddress>] [-UsePreferMessageFormat
<$true | $false>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example mail-enables an existing contact in Active Directory and provides the contact with the external email address roland@tailspintoys.com.

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Enable-MailContact -Identity Roland -ExternalEmailAddress "roland@tailspintoys.com"

Detailed Description

The Enable-MailContact cmdlet mail-enables an existing contact in Active Directory by adding the attributes required by Microsoft Exchange. The contact's identity, associated alias, and target email address are required to mail-enable a 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 Recipients Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
ExternalEmailAddress	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.ProxyAddress	The ExternalEmailAddress parameter specifies the target email address.
Identity	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ContactIdParameter	The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the contact. This parameter accepts the following values: `Alias` Example: JPhillips `Canonical DN` Example: Atlanta.Corp.Contoso.Com/Users/JPhillips `Display Name` Example: Jeff Phillips `Distinguished Name (DN)` Example: CN=JPhillips,CN=Users,DC=Atlanta,DC=Corp,DC=contoso,DC=com `Domain\Account` Example: Atlanta\JPhillips `GUID` Example: fb456636-fe7d-4d58-9d15-5af57d0354c2 `Immutable ID` Example: fb456636-fe7d-4d58-9d15-5af57d0354c2@contoso.com `Legacy Exchange DN` Example: /o=Contoso/ou=AdministrativeGroup/cn=Recipients/cn=JPhillips `SMTP Address` Example: Jeff.Phillips@contoso.com `User Principal Name` Example: JPhillips@contoso.com
Alias	Optional	System.String	The Alias parameter specifies the alias of the mail-enabled contact.
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 contact's display name.
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.
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`.
OverrideRecipientQuotas	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
PrimarySmtpAddress	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.SmtpAddress	The PrimarySmtpAddress parameter specifies the Reply to address for the mail user. By default, the primary SMTP address is the same as the ExternalEmailAddress parameter value. We recommend that you don't set this parameter unless you're in a cross-forest scenario. If you want to set the primary SMTP address to be a different address from the external email address, you need to set the EmailAddressPolicyEnabled parameter to `$false` by using the Set-MailContact cmdlet, otherwise the mail user's primary SMTP address will use the ExternalEmailAddress parameter value, regardless of the value in the PrimarySMTPAddress parameter.
UsePreferMessageFormat	Optional	System.Boolean	The UsePreferMessageFormat parameter specifies whether the recipient-preferred message format settings override the global settings for mail sent to this user. When set to `$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.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.