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Set-HostedOutboundSpamFilterPolicy

This cmdlet is available only in the cloud-based service.

Use the Set-HostedOutboundSpamFilterPolicy cmdlet to modify outbound spam filter policies in your cloud-based organization.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Default (Default)

Set-HostedOutboundSpamFilterPolicy
    [-Identity] <HostedOutboundSpamFilterPolicyIdParameter>
    [-ActionWhenThresholdReached <OutboundRecipientLimitsExceededAction>]
    [-AdminDisplayName <String>]
    [-AutoForwardingMode <AutoForwardingMode>]
    [-BccSuspiciousOutboundAdditionalRecipients <MultiValuedProperty>]
    [-BccSuspiciousOutboundMail <Boolean>]
    [-Confirm]
    [-NotifyOutboundSpam <Boolean>]
    [-NotifyOutboundSpamRecipients <MultiValuedProperty>]
    [-RecipientLimitExternalPerHour <UInt32>]
    [-RecipientLimitInternalPerHour <UInt32>]
    [-RecipientLimitPerDay <UInt32>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [<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

Set-HostedOutboundSpamFilterPolicy -Identity Default -RecipientLimitExternalPerHour 500 -RecipientLimitInternalPerHour 1000 -RecipientLimitPerDay 1000 -ActionWhenThresholdReached BlockUser

This example configures the following settings in the outbound spam filter policy named Default:

  • The recipient rate limits are restricted to smaller values that the service defaults.
  • After one of the limits is reached, the user is prevented from sending messages (added to the Restricted Users portal).

Parameters

-ActionWhenThresholdReached

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The ActionWhenThresholdReach parameter specifies the action to take when any of the limits specified in the policy are reached. Valid values are:

  • Alert: No action, alert only.
  • BlockUser: Prevent the user from sending email messages.
  • BlockUserForToday: Prevent the user from sending email messages until the following day. This value is the default.

Parameter properties

Type:OutboundRecipientLimitsExceededAction
Default value:None
Accepted values:Alert, BlockUserForToday, BlockUser
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

-AdminDisplayName

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The AdminDisplayName parameter specifies a description for the policy. 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

-AutoForwardingMode

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The AutoForwardingMode specifies how the policy controls automatic email forwarding to external recipients. Valid values are:

  • Automatic: This value is the default. This value is now the same as Off. When this value was originally introduced, it was equivalent to On. Over time, thanks to the principles of secure by default, the effect of this value was eventually changed to Off for all customers. For more information, see this blog post.
  • On: Automatic external email forwarding isn't disabled by the policy.
  • Off: Automatic external email forwarding is disabled by the policy and results in a non-delivery report (also known as an NDR or bounce message) to the sender.

This setting applies to cloud-based mailboxes only. Automatic forwarding to internal recipients isn't affected by this setting.

Parameter properties

Type:AutoForwardingMode
Default value:None
Accepted values:Automatic, Off, On
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

-BccSuspiciousOutboundAdditionalRecipients

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The BccSuspiciousOutboundAdditionalRecipients parameter specifies an email address to add to the Bcc field of outgoing spam messages. You can specify multiple email addresses separated by commas.

The specified recipients are added to the Bcc field of outgoing spam messages when the value of the BccSuspiciousOutboundMail parameter is $true.

Parameter properties

Type:MultiValuedProperty
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

-BccSuspiciousOutboundMail

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The BccSuspiciousOutboundMail parameter specifies whether to add recipients to the Bcc field of outgoing spam messages. Valid values are:

  • $true: The recipients specified by the BccSuspiciousOutboundAdditionalRecipients parameter are added to outgoing spam messages.
  • $false: No additional messages are added to outgoing spam messages. This value is the default.

Parameter properties

Type:Boolean
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

-Confirm

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

  • Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
  • Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:cf

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Identity

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The Identity parameter specifies the outbound spam filter policy you want to modify. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

  • Name
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • GUID

Parameter properties

Type:HostedOutboundSpamFilterPolicyIdParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:1
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-NotifyOutboundSpam

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

Note: This setting is replaced by the default alert policy named User restricted from sending email, which sends notification messages to admins. We recommend that you use the alert policy rather than this setting to notify admins and other users. For instructions, see Verify the alert settings for restricted users.

The NotifyOutboundSpam parameter specify whether to notify admins when outgoing spam is detected. Valid values are:

  • $true: Notify the admins specified by the NotifyOutboundSpamRecipients parameter.
  • $false: Don't send notifications. This value is the default.

Parameter properties

Type:Boolean
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

-NotifyOutboundSpamRecipients

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

Note: This setting is replaced by the default alert policy named User restricted from sending email, which sends notification messages to admins. We recommend that you use the alert policy rather than this setting to notify admins and other users. For instructions, see Verify the alert settings for restricted users.

The NotifyOutboundSpamRecipients parameter specifies the email addresses of admins to notify when an outgoing spam is detected. You can specify multiple email addresses separated by commas.

The specified recipients receive notifications when the value of the NotifyOutboundSpam parameter is $true.

Parameter properties

Type:MultiValuedProperty
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

-RecipientLimitExternalPerHour

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The RecipientLimitExternalPerHour parameter specifies the maximum number of external recipients that a user can send to within an hour. A valid value is 0 to 10000. The default value is 0, which means the service defaults are used. For more information, see Sending limits.

Parameter properties

Type:UInt32
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

-RecipientLimitInternalPerHour

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The RecipientLimitInternalPerHour parameter specifies the maximum number of internal recipients that a user can send to within an hour. A valid value is 0 to 10000. The default value is 0, which means the service defaults are used. For more information, see Sending limits.

Parameter properties

Type:UInt32
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

-RecipientLimitPerDay

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The RecipientLimitInternalPerHour parameter specifies the maximum number of recipients that a user can send to within a day. A valid value is 0 to 10000. The default value is 0, which means the service defaults are used. For more information, see Sending limits.

Parameter properties

Type:UInt32
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

-WhatIf

Applicable: Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:wi

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.

Inputs

Input types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data.

Outputs

Output types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data.