I cover PowerShell
basics elsewhere and I am assuming that you have a working knowledge of the
cmdlets and how to research parameters. Incidentally, I use PowerShell
2.0s graphical ISE, rather than the command line version.
New-SystemMessage Syntax
The first of the required elements is the DSN code number, for example
5.1.2. See more about NDR codes.
Naturally, you need the -Text string to display in the message.
New-SystemMessage -DsnCode 5.1.2 -Text 'The user's mailbox has
been<B>disabled</B>. Please visit <A
HREF="http://help.yourplace.com">Internal Support</A> or contact
"InfoSec" for more information.' -Internal $true -Language En
Note 1: The language is English (En) and the
message is for internal users only ($true).
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New-SystemMessage -DsnCode 5.1.1 -Text "This recipient cannot be found
in your Exchange Organization. Check the name spelling. If
that does not work deleting your Outlook Cache and resend" -Internal
$true -Language EN
Getting Started with PowerShell
I cover PowerShell
basics elsewhere and I am assuming that you have a working knowledge of the
cmdlets. Incidentally, I use PowerShell
2.0's graphical ISE, rather than the command line version.
Summary of PowerShell New-SystemMessage
Here is an useful PowerShell command to customize error messages should
Exchange 2010 be unable to deliver an email.
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