Task: Create Exchange mailbox auto reply
Prerequisites
Exchange environment
Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016 or Exchange Online
Remote access to Exchange server in case of on-premises installation
Description
This task will create an automatic reply for an Exchange mailbox.
Variables
Name | Description | Type | Example | Comment |
Administrator username | The Exchange administrator’s username | String | admin@{domain}.onmicrosoft.com | |
Administrator password | The Exchange administrator’s password | String | Password123! | |
Exchange Online | Specify whether the installation is Exchange Online or not | Boolean | False | True or False. Select false in case of on-premises. Select true when using Exchange Online |
Exchange url | The url to the on-premises installation of Exchange | String | https://exchangeserver.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com/PowerShell | Not necessary when using Exchange Online. Should always end with /PowerShell/ |
Timezone | The timezone in which you are located. | String | (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius | Hint: This is in the same format as selected for your HelloID environment. See the end of this documentation for an overview of all available timezones. |
Email address | Specify the email address to set the configuration | String | {user}@{domain} | Optionally an alias or user id can be used in this field. |
Internal reply message | The message which will be sent to users within the domain | String | Dear colleague, I’m not available at this time. Best regards, John Doe | Hint: You can use html to format the message |
External reply message | The message which will be sent to users outside the domain | String | Dear sir/madam, I’m not available at this time. Yours sincerely, John Doe | Hint: You can use html to format the message |
Start time | The date when the out-of-office reply becomes active | String | 1/1/2018 9:00:00 | Format: M/d/yyyy H:mm:s Example: 1/1/2018 9:00:00 Wrong example: 0 1/01/2018 09:00 |
End time | The date when the out-of-office reply becomes inactive | String | 12/31/2018 17:00:00 | Format: M/d/yyyy H:mm:s Example: 12/31/2018 17:00:00 Wrong example: 12/31/2018 17:00 |
Event subject | The subject of the created calendar event | String | Holiday | Optional parameter for Exchange Online environments. When specified, the event is automatically added to the mailbox calendar and lasts from the given start time until the given end time |
External audience | Specify whether the out-of-office reply is active for external senders. Options are: · All · Known · None | String | All | If ‘All’ is specified, the out-of-office reply will be sent to anyone who sent an email to the email address. If ‘Known’ is specified, only people specified in the contact list receive the out-of-office reply. If ‘None’ is specified, only people within the domain will receive the out-of-office reply |