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GruberMaGruberMa
Sep 18, 2021Copper Contributor
Centrally manage and deploy Outlook text signatures and Out of Office auto reply messages
Set-OutlookSignatures is my attempt to give something back to all the Exchange, Outlook and PowerShell communities out there, which helped me solve technical and organizational problems countless times.
Set-OutlookSignatures helps with centrally managing and deploying Outlook text signatures and Out of Office auto reply messages.
Visit https://github.com/GruberMarkus/Set-OutlookSignatures for more information and downloading the software.
Your feedback is welcome!
Signatures and OOF messages can be:
Generated from templates in DOCX or HTML file format
Customized with a broad range of variables, including photos, from Active Directory and other sources
Applied to all mailboxes (including shared mailboxes), specific mailbox groups or specific e-mail addresses, for every primary mailbox across all Outlook profiles
Assigned time ranges within which they are valid
Set as default signature for new mails, or for replies and forwards (signatures only)
Set as default OOF message for internal or external recipients (OOF messages only)
Set in Outlook Web for the currently logged on user
Centrally managed only or exist along user created signatures (signatures only)
Copied to an alternate path for easy access on mobile devices not directly supported by this script (signatures only)
Sample templates for signatures and OOF messages demonstrate all available features and are provided as .docx and .htm files.
Simulation mode allows content creators and admins to simulate the behavior of the script and to inspect the resulting signature files before going live.
The script is designed to work in big and complex environments (Exchange resource forest scenarios, across AD trusts, multi-level AD subdomains, many objects). The script is multi-client capable by using different template paths, configuration files and script parameters.
A documented implementation approach, based on real-life experience implementing the script in a multi-client environment with a five-digit number of mailboxes, contains proven procedures and recommendations for product managers, architects, operations managers, account managers and e-mail and client administrators.
It is suited for service providers as well as for clients, and covers several general overview topics, administration, support, training across the whole lifecycle from counselling to tests, pilot operation and rollout up to daily business.
The script is Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS). It is published under the MIT license which is approved, among others, by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and is compatible with the General Public License (GPL) v3.
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