Remove-BlockedConnector
This cmdlet is available only in the cloud-based service.
Use the Remove-BlockedConnector cmdlet to unblock inbound connectors that have been detected as potentially compromised. Blocked connectors are prevented from sending email.
For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Remove-BlockedConnector
-ConnectorId <Guid>
[-Reason <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this article lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you might not have access to some parameters if they aren't included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.
Examples
Example 1
Remove-BlockedConnector -ConnectorId 159eb7c4-75d7-43e2-95fe-ced44b3e0a56
This unblocks the specified blocked connector.
Parameters
-ConnectorId
Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection
The ConnectorId parameter specifies the blocked connector that you want to unblock. The value is a GUID (for example, 159eb7c4-75d7-43e2-95fe-ced44b3e0a56). You can find this value from the output of the Get-BlockedConnector command.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Guid |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Reason
Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection
The Reason parameter specifies comments about why you're unblocking the blocked connector. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks (").
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.