Rule description
This rule queries Active Directory within the defined scope and for each found user with on-premises mailbox applies Exchange mailbox settings defined in the rule.
Only these types of on-premises mailboxes are supported (based on the msExchRecipientTypeDetails attribute): UserMailbox, SharedMailbox, RoomMailbox, EquipmentMailbox, and LinkedMailbox.
When to use this rule
Use this rule to apply or change the required Exchange on-premise mailbox settings to the Active Directory user accounts.
Also, you can use this rule as post-rule for Mailbox action. For details, please see the KB20181029-1 article.
Rule settings
Query Settings
Note: There are common query settings, available for every rule that queries for Active Directory user accounts. For the information about core query settings, please refer to the following article:
Action Section
Setting name | Description* |
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Hide from GAL |
Specify whether this recipient is visible in address lists. |
Mailbox Quota |
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Use database quota defaults
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This setting allows selecting whether to use database quotas defaults or not. |
Calendar logging quota Issue warning quota Prohibit send quota Prohibit send/receive quota Recoverable items quota Recoverable items warning quota |
These settings should use one of the following units:
To use these parameters to enforce a specific quota value for the mailbox, you need to set the Use database quota defaults to No. |
Mailbox Size Limits |
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Maximum size of a message sent Maximum size of a message recieved
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Specify the maximum size of a message that can be sent or recieved by the mailbox. Provide an integer value, qualified with one of the following units:
The default value is 35840 KB |
Retention and Archival | |
Enable in-place archive |
Select Yes to create an in-place archive mailbox. |
Retention policy |
Select the retention policy enabled for your organization. |
Use database retention defaults |
Using database retention defaults is possible. |
Length of time to keep soft-deleted items
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Specify the length of time to keep soft-deleted items for the mailbox. Soft-deleted items are items that have been deleted by using such methods as deleting items from the Deleted Items folder or using Shift + Delete. To specify a value, enter it as a time span: dd.hh:mm:ss where dd = days, hh = hours, mm = minutes, and ss = seconds. The default value is 14 days (14.00:00:00). The value range for this property is from 0 through 24,855 days. |
Litigation hold | |
Enable Litigation Hold
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Specify Yes to place the mailbox on litigation hold. Specify No to disable the Litigation Hold. After a mailbox is placed on litigation hold, messages can't be deleted from the mailbox. Deleted items and all versions of changed items are retained in the Recoverable Items folder. Items that are purged from the dumpster are also retained and the items are held indefinitely. If you enable litigation hold, single-item recovery quotas aren't applied. |
Litigation hold duration (days)
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Specify the number of days the mailbox items are held if the mailbox is placed on litigation hold. The duration is calculated from the date a mailbox item is received or created. |
Enable In-place Hold
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Specify Yes to set an In-Place Hold on mailbox items. Specify No to disable an In-Place Hold. |
Enable In-place Hold duration (days)
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Specify the number of days for the In-Place Hold on the mailbox items. The duration is calculated from the time the item is received or created in the mailbox. |
Regional Settings | |
Language
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Specify the language preferences for this mailbox. Several Exchange components display information to a mailbox user in the preferred language if that language is supported. Some of those components include quota messages, non-delivery reports (NDRs), the Outlook on the web user interface, and Unified Messaging (UM) voice prompts. |
Time Zone
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Specify the time zone for the mailbox. A valid value for this parameter is a supported time zone key name (for example, "Pacific Standard Time"). |
Date Format
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Specify the date format string. For example, if the language is set to en-US, valid DateFormat parameter values include:
For more information about the date format strings, see Standard Date and Time Format Strings (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=784852). Tip: The specified date format should be valid for the current or specified language for the mailbox. |
Time Format
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Specify the time format based on the current or specified language value for the mailbox. For example, if the language is set to en-us, valid TimeFormat parameter values include:
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Wait before applying regional settings (seconds) |
Specify the number of seconds to wait before applying regional settings for the created mailbox. |
Mailbox Auditing | |
Enable Auditing |
Specify Yes to enable mailbox audit logging and No to disable audit logging for the mailbox. If auditing is enabled, actions specified in the following parameters are logged: Mailbox operations to log for mailbox (AuditOwner), Mailbox operations to log for mailbox (AuditDelegate), and Mailbox operations to log for mailbox (AuditAdmin). |
Maximum age of audit log
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Specify the maximum age of audit log entries for the mailbox. Log entries older than the specified value are removed. The default value is 14 days (14.00:00:00). To specify a value, enter it as a time span: dd.hh:mm:ss where dd = days, hh = hours, mm = minutes, and ss = seconds. Setting this parameter to the value 00:00:00 removes all audit log entries for the mailbox. The entries are removed the next time the Managed Folder Assistant processes the mailbox. |
Mailbox operations to log for mailbox (AuditOwner) Mailbox operations to log for mailbox (AuditDelegate) Mailbox operations to log for mailbox (AuditAdmin) |
Select the mailbox operations from the list to log as part of mailbox auditing logging for mailbox owners, delegate users, and administrators respectively. The list of supported operations depends on the Exchange On-premises version. So, not all operations displayed in the picker can work for the exchange server that specified in Exchange extension. For more details, about supported operations, please see the description of these parameters:
You can add any required operation manually without using picker. Use a comma as a delimiter. |
Email Connectivity | |
Disable MAPI Disable POP3 Disable IMAP4 Disable Exchange ActiveSync Disable OWA Disable OWA for Devices |
Specify these settings to enable or disable access to the mailbox by using the corresponding protocol clients.
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OWA mailbox policy ActiveSync mailbox policy |
Select from the list or specify the name of the corresponding Exchange policy. |
Outlook settings | |
Reply all is the default response for messages |
Specify Yes to set Reply All as the default response for messages in Outlook on the web. |
Email Address Policy | |
Enable automatic email address updates by address policy
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This setting allows selecting whether to enable automatic email address updates by address policy or not. |
Restrictions |
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Accept messages from |
You can specify who can send messages to the users:
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List of recipients to accept messages from |
Specify one or more user DistinguishedName, separated by ";". |
Require that all senders are authenticated |
Specify if all senders must be authenticated. |
Reject messages from |
You can specify from which users messages must be rejected:
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List of recipients to reject messages from |
Specify one or more user DistinguishedName, separated by ";". |
* Certain details and information for the settings are taken from the Microsoft Docs.
Output Section
This section defines the output format of this rule.
To get more information about this section, please see the Output section article.
Enforce/Schedule section
This section defines the schedule for how often to run the rule.
To get more information about this section, please see the Enforce/Schedule section article.
Change History
Version | Notes |
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7.4.0 | The Restrictions section is added. |
6.0.0 | Wait before applying regional settings (seconds) setting added. |
5.4.0 | The rule was introduced in the product. |
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