Professional Windows® PowerShell for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Part I: PowerShell for Exchange Fundamentals

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Some key parameters to note include:

❑ RecipientType < RecipientType[] > : Filters to specify the type of Recipient to return. At least

eight

RecipientTypes can be specified, which are discussed later in the chapter.

❑ RecipientTypeDetails < RecipientTypeDetails[] > : Exchange Server 2007 further

distinguishes the Recipient types returned by this parameter. Recipient types are divided into

Recipient types and subtypes. For example, the type

UserMailbox represents a user account

in Active Directory with an associated mailbox. Because there are several mailbox types,

each mailbox type is identified by the

RecipientTypeDetails parameter. At least 14

RecipientTypeDetails are available to distinguish between Recipient types.

❑ Anr < String > : Specifies a string on which to perform an ambiguous name resolution (ANR)

search. By default it searches for CommonName, DisplayName, FirstName, LastName, and

Alias.

❑ Credential < PSCredential > : Prompts the user for a password to access Active Directory.

❑ Filter < String > : This is an important parameter. Sometimes you may want to return just a

subset of Recipients or Recipients matching a specified criterion. Use the

Filter parameter to

specify one or more attributes used to restrict the Recipients that are returned by the query. It

cannot be used in conjunction with ...