Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-28

Use the Set-IPBlockListConfig cmdlet to modify the IP Block list configuration on a computer that has the Edge Transport server role or the Hub Transport server role installed.

Syntax

Set-IPBlockListConfig [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Enabled <$true | $false>] [-ExternalMailEnabled <$true | $false>] [-Instance <IPBlockListConfig>] [-InternalMailEnabled <$true | $false>] [-MachineEntryRejectionResponse <AsciiString>] [-StaticEntryRejectionResponse <AsciiString>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm parameter 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 parameter.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

To specify which domain controller writes this configuration change for the connection filtering configuration data to Active Directory directory service, include the DomainController parameter on the command. If you are running this command on a computer that has the Edge Transport server role installed, the DomainController parameter is not supported. The Edge Transport server role writes only to the local ADAM instance.

Enabled

Optional

System.Boolean

Valid input for the Enabled parameter is $true or $false. The default setting is $true. When the Enabled parameter is set to $true, connection filtering is enabled on the computer where you are running the Set-IPBlockListConfig command.

ExternalMailEnabled

Optional

System.Boolean

Valid input for the ExternalMailEnabled parameter is $true or $false. The default setting is $true. When the ExternalMailEnabled parameter is set to $true, all messages from connections outside the Exchange organization are passed through the Connection Filter agent for processing.

Instance

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.SystemConfiguration.IPBlockListConfig

The Instance parameter lets you to pass an entire object to the command to be processed. It is mainly used in scripts where an entire object must be passed to the command.

InternalMailEnabled

Optional

System.Boolean

Valid input for the InternalMailEnabled parameter is $true or $false. The default setting is $false. When the InternalMailEnabled parameter is set to $true, all messages from senders inside to your Exchange organization are passed through the Connection Filter agent for processing. Authenticated partner messages are not considered internal mail.

MachineEntryRejectionResponse

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.AsciiString

This parameter lets you create customized responses for messages that are blocked by the Microsoft Block List service. This service, which is provided by Microsoft, is an IP Block list that is offered exclusively to Exchange 2007 customers. You can choose to implement and use the IP Reputation Service in addition to other real-time block list services.

Enter the message body that you want delivered in the non-delivery report (NDR) to senders. Do not exceed 240 characters in the argument. When you pass an argument, you must enclose the MachineEntryRejectionResponse parameter in double quotation marks if the phrase contains spaces as follows, for example: "Message rejected".

StaticEntryRejectionResponse

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.AsciiString

This parameter lets you create a customized response for messages that are blocked by the IP Block list on the Connection Filter agent. Do not exceed 240 characters in the argument. When you pass an argument, you must enclose the StaticEntryRejectionResponse parameter in double quotation marks if the phrase contains spaces as follows, for example: "Message rejected".

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf parameter instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf parameter, 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 parameter.

Detailed Description

The IP Block list is used by the Connection Filter agent.

To run the Set-IPBlockListConfig cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

  • Exchange Server Administrator role and local Administrators group for the target server

To run the Set-IPBlockListConfig cmdlet on a computer that has the Edge Transport server role installed, you must log on by using an account that is a member of the local Administrators group on that computer.

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

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Example

The following code example shows how to use the Set-IPBlockListConfig command to specify which domain controller writes the configuration change for the connection filtering configuration data to Active Directory.

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Set-IPBlockListConfig -InternalMailEnabled:$true -DomainController ad-server.example.com