Tag: Exchange

cmdlet: Get-InboxRule

Q: Is there a way to get a list of Inbox rules from a mailbox? A: Yes. The Get-InboxRule is available both on premises and online versions of Exchange. This cmdlet allows you to review all or specific Inbox rules on an end user’s mailbox. Get-InboxRule -Mailbox Joe@Contoso.com This example retrieves all Inbox rules for the

How to create consistent signatures and send them from other mailboxes

A while ago, I created a description process on how to create signatures for Outlook, how to deploy them to many people at once, and for those users to be able to send from another mailbox. The article is now posted on the Exchange Team Blog Site with the actual link here. Sometimes the information we PFE’s build

cmdlet: Remove-DistributionGroupMember

Q: Is there a way to remove a user from a distribution group? A: Yes, there is the built in Remove-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet available, both for an on premises Exchange Server environment and Exchange online tenants. Remove-DistributionGroupMember -Identity GroupName -Member UserName  

To archive or not to archive…

This article is about choice and how ‘it depends’ for different environments. The philosophical question of how a roll of toilet paper should be placed on the roller; have the paper dispense over the top of the roll, or from below. Every version of Exchange introduces new paradigms and options that can have impact on

cmdlet: Add-DistributionGroupMember

Q: Is there a way to add users to a distribution group? A: Yes, there is the built in Add-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet available, both for an on premises Exchange Server environment and Exchange online tenants. Add-DistributionGroupMember -Identity GroupName -Member UserName  

DAG DB’s flipping all the time randomly for no apparent reason

I have run into this issue several times in my travels and want people to be aware of this problem. In a DAG (Database Availability Group), if your databases are randomly mounting or flipping from one server to another, including across datacenters, you may be allowing your Network Interface Card (NIC) to go to sleep.

cmdlet: Get-DistributionGroupMember

Q: Is there a way to list or get members in a distribution group? A: Yes, there is the built in Get-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet available, both for an on premises Exchange Server environment and Exchange online tenants. Get-DistributionGroupMember -Identity GroupName -Member UserName