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

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-21

Use the New-MailContact cmdlet to create a mail-enabled contact.

Syntax

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

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.

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.

ExternalDirectoryObjectId

Optional

System.String

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

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 by using commas.

This parameter is required if you set the ModerationEnabled parameter to $true. If you leave this parameter blank, and a user is 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

This parameter is available for multi-tenant deployments. It isn't available for on-premises deployments. For more information about multi-tenant deployments, see Multi-Tenant Support.

The Organization parameter specifies the organization in which you'll perform this action. This parameter doesn't accept wildcard characters, and you must use the exact name of the organization.

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.

OverrideRecipientQuotas

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

This parameter is available for multi-tenant deployments. It isn't available for on-premises deployments. For more information about multi-tenant deployments, see Multi-Tenant Support.

The OverrideRecipientQuotas parameter specifies that the recipient quotas for this mail contact can be overridden. Mail contacts that are part of a tenant organization will use the quotas defined in the tenant organization's service plan. Use this parameter to allow the command to skip the tenant-level recipient quotas check.

Note:
Using this parameter doesn't set quotas. You need to define the quotas for the mail contact using the Set-MailContact cmdlet.

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 email address that is specified in the ExternalEmailAddress parameter is set as the PrimarySMTPAddress. 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.

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.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

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

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