Exchange Online – Managing Reply URLs with PowerShell
For many organizations, Exchange Online is a critical part of their enterprise infrastructure. This is particularly true for organizations that rely heavily on email communication. Exchange Online is a powerful cloud-based email platform that provides organizations with a wide variety of features and capabilities. As such, managing the various aspects of Exchange Online can be a complex task. One such aspect is managing the Reply URLs used in Exchange Online.
What are Reply URLs?
Reply URLs are used to specify the locations where users can reply to an email sent from an Exchange Online account. These URLs are defined as part of the Send Connector settings in Exchange Online. The reply URLs allow the Exchange Online server to route the response from the recipient back to the sender. This is important in ensuring that the reply is received by the sender in a timely manner.
Managing Reply URLs with PowerShell
Fortunately, managing Reply URLs in Exchange Online is relatively straightforward. The process can be accomplished using the Exchange Online PowerShell module. The Exchange Online PowerShell module provides a wide range of cmdlets for managing Exchange Online, including cmdlets for managing Reply URLs. Specifically, the cmdlets that can be used for managing Reply URLs are Set-SendConnector and Get-SendConnector.
Set-SendConnector
The Set-SendConnector cmdlet is used to create or modify a Send Connector. A Send Connector is a type of configuration object used in Exchange Online that is used to define the route that a message should take when it is sent. The Set-SendConnector cmdlet can be used to configure the Reply URLs that should be used for a particular Send Connector. To do this, the ReplyUrls parameter can be used. This parameter specifies the URLs that should be used as Reply URLs.
Get-SendConnector
The Get-SendConnector cmdlet is used to retrieve information about a Send Connector. This cmdlet can be used to retrieve the Reply URLs that have been configured for a particular Send Connector. To do this, the ReplyUrls parameter can be used. This parameter will return a list of the Reply URLs that have been configured for the specified Send Connector.
Conclusion
Managing Reply URLs in Exchange Online is a relatively simple process. The Exchange Online PowerShell module provides a range of cmdlets that can be used to manage the Reply URLs. Specifically, the Set-SendConnector and Get-SendConnector cmdlets can be used to configure and retrieve the Reply URLs that are configured for a particular Send Connector. With these cmdlets, administrators can easily manage the Reply URLs that are used in Exchange Online.
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Changes to the Reply-URL List in Exchange Online PowerShell
