Microsoft Exchange 2010 PowerShell Cookbook

Message tracking logs

The Get-MessageTrackingLog cmdlet is a versatile tool that can be used to search the message tracking logs on mailbox and transport servers. In this recipe, you'll learn how to use this Exchange Management Shell cmdlet to generate detailed reports on various aspects of mail flow within your organization.

How to do it...

The Get-MessageTrackingLog cmdlet has a number of available parameters that can be used to perform a search. To retrieve all messages sent from a transport server during a specified time frame, use the following syntax:

Get-MessageTrackingLog -Server hub1 `
-Start (Get-Date).AddDays(-1) `
-End (Get-Date) `
-EventId Send

Using this command, all messages sent through SMTP from the hub1 server in the past 24 hours ...