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AndreRadtke
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Feb 21, 2025

Configure autoreply with rules via PowerShell

Hello,   I need a solution where I can set the autoreply agent in outlook with a rule via powershell. I am using exchange online. In the outlook client on my laptop I can activate the autoreply age...
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Ankido
Iron Contributor
Feb 21, 2025

Hi AndreRadtke,

 


1- First, we enable the auto-reply for the user.

# Enable Auto-Reply for a user
Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration -Identity "email address removed for privacy reasons" `
    -AutoReplyState Enabled `
    -InternalMessage "I am out of the office and will return soon." `
    -ExternalMessage "I am out of the office and will return soon." `
    -ExternalAudience All

2- Then, we create a transport rule to block emails marked as "Private", "Personal", or "CompanyConfidential" from triggering the auto-reply.

 

# Create a transport rule that blocks emails with specific sensitive labels
New-TransportRule -Name "Block Sensitive Emails from Auto-Reply" `
    -SentTo "email address removed for privacy reasons" `
    -SentFromScope NotInOrganization `
    -HeaderContainsMessageHeader "Sensitivity" `
    -HeaderContainsWords "Private", "Personal", "CompanyConfidential" `
    -RejectMessageReasonText "We cannot send an auto-reply for sensitive emails."

 

 

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