Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 PowerShell Cookbook - Fourth Edition

How it works...

When importing data from a plain text file, we use the Get-Content cmdlet, which will read the content of the file into the shell one line at a time. In this example, we pipe the content of the file to the ForEach-Object cmdlet, and, as each line is processed, we execute the Add-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet.

Inside the ForEach-Object script block we use the Add-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet and assign the $_ object, which is the current recipient item in the pipeline, to the -Member parameter.

To remove recipients from a distribution group, you can use the Remove-DistributionGroupMember cmdlet

Keep in mind that this text file does not have to contain the SMTP address of the recipient. You can also use the Active Directory ...