Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty

Sets / edits Exchange 5.5 mailbox properties

Category
Exchange 5.5

Script section
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Requirements

·	Exchange 5.5 server with Exchange SP4 or later

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ADSI2.5

Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty Server, ContainerPath, MailBoxNameColumnVariable, PropertyName, Value

Server

Exchange server name

ContainerPath

Path to container of mailbox

MailBoxNameColumnVariable

Format: "%colX%", X = Column in [Data] section with Exchange server mailbox names

PropertyName

Name of property to set, see table 1 below

Put a "$" character in front of the property name to bypass the syntax checker in order to modify AD properties unknown by SetupBatcher.

Value

New value for property, leave value blank to delete the property

Table 1 - PropertyName parameter

PropertyName	Property in Exchange 5.5	Comment
givenName	General / First
initials	General / Initials
sn	General / Last
cn	General / Display
postalAddress	General / Address
l	General / City
st	General / State
postalcode	General / Zip Code
co	General / Country
title	General / Title
company	General / Company
department	General / Department
physicalDeliveryOfficeName	General / Office
secretary	General / Assistant
telephoneNumber	General / Phone
telephoneNumber	Phone / Business	Same as above
homephone	Phone / Home
telephone-office2	Phone / Business 2
telephone-home2	Phone / Home 2
facsimileTelephoneNumber	Phone / Fax
mobile	Phone / Mobile
telephone-assistant	Phone / Assistant
pager	Phone / Pager
info	Phone / Notes
mail	E-mail addresses / Main SMTP (Reply)	Sets main SMTP address. To add more addresses, use "OtherMailbox".
textEncodedORAddress	E-mail addresses / Main X400	Sets main X400 address. To add more addresses, use "OtherMailbox".
OtherMailbox	E-mail addresses / Other SMTP / X400	syntax: type$address,"§" after each entry type="smtp", "x400", "ms" or "ccmail" example: smtp$steve@acme.com§ Notice: sets / modifies all additional addresses at once - all additional addresses must be specified in the same command. (see examples below)
MDB-Use-Defaults	Limits / Information storage limits / Use information store defaults	Flag, value = "Yes" or "No"
mdb-storage-quota	Limits / Information storage limits / Issue warning (K)
mdb-over-quota-limit	Limits / Information storage limits / Prohibit send (K)
DXA-Task	Limits / Information storage limits / Prohibit send and receive (K)
submission-cont-length	Limits / Message sizes / Outgoing
deliv-cont-length	Limits / Message sizes / Incoming
hide-from-address-book	Advanced / Hide from address book	Flag, value = "Yes" Notice: it is not possible to use "No" to make a hidden account visible since SetupBatcher cannot modify hidden accounts.
admin-description	Advanced / Administrative note

Common problems
The error message "OLE error 8007202F" means "There was a constrain violation" - most common causes: an empty string in a parameter or too long string.

Examples
1) Set title to value in column 10

Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty ExchSrv01, o=Acme/ou=Site01/cn=Recipients, %col2%, title, %col10%

2) Set X400 address:

[Settings_Begin]
BatchSettings.Delimiter=;
BatchSettings.MarkerCol=7
SET ExchContPath=o=y/ou=D30/cn=Recipients
[Settings_End]

[Machines_Begin]
\\EDU2830
[Machines_End]

[Batch_Begin]
Data.Loop   
 Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty edu2830, %ExchContPath%, %col3%, textEncodedORAddress,c=US;a= ;p=Acme;o=Site01;s=%col2%;g=%col1%   
Data.EndLoop   
[Batch_End]

[Data_Begin]
Deborah;Chiel;dc;;;;
Martin;Gardner;mg;;;;
William;Karush;wk;;;;
[Data_End]

3) Set OtherMailbox to SMTP address "steve@acme.com":

Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty ExchSrv01, o=Acme/ou=Site01/cn=Recipients, steve, OtherMailbox, smtp$steve@acme.com§

4) Set OtherMailbox to SMTP addresses "steve2@acme.com", "st@acme.com" and "steve@otherplace.com":

Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty ExchSrv01, o=Acme/ou=Site01/cn=Recipients, steve, OtherMailbox, smtp$steve@acme.com§ smtp$st@acme.com§ smtp$steve@otherplace.com§

5) Delete the OtherMailbox property:

Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty ExchSrv01, o=Acme/ou=Site01/cn=Recipients, steve, OtherMailbox,

6) Set mailbox size warning and prohibit levels:

[Settings]
SET ExchContPath=o=y/ou=D30/cn=Recipients
SET username=%col4%

[Machines]
\\EDU2830

[Batch]
Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty %servername2%, %ExchContPath%, %username%, mdb-use-defaults, no
Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty %servername2%, %ExchContPath%, %username%, mdb-storage-quota, 1000 
Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty %servername2%, %ExchContPath%, %username%, mdb-over-quota-limit, 2000 
Exchange.55.Mailbox.SetProperty %servername2%, %ExchContPath%, %username%, dxa-task, 3000