Set Out of Office for Mailboxes in Exchange 2013Want to set an out of office reply for an account in Exchange 2013? Here's how:
GET
To get the current settings:
Get-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration foo.user
SET
To set the Out of Office reply:
Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration foo.user -AutoReplyState Scheduled `-StartTime “10/14/2019” -EndTime “12/15/2019” `-ExternalMessage “Type External automatic reply here” ` -InternalMessage “Type External automatic reply here”
EXAMPLE
It can be tough to set escpecially if you have double-quotes. The backtick when used at the end of the line is used to join to the next line. Also, the backtick is used to escape the double-quote. Example for escaping quotes:
Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration foo.user –AutoReplyState Scheduled `-StartTime “10/14/2019” -EndTime “12/15/2019” `–ExternalMessage “<html><head><meta name=`"Generator`" content=`"Microsoft Exchange Server`"><!-- converted from text --><style><!-- .EmailQuote { margin-left: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt; border-left: #800000 2px solid; }--></style></head><body><font size=`"2`"><span style=`"font-size:10pt;`"><div class=`"PlainText`">Hello,<br><br>I'm out of office due to sudden medical leave. Please contact Other User (
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
) or Other User2 (
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
) in my absence. I will have limited email access.<br> <br>Thank you.</div></span></font></body></html>” `
-InternalMessage “<html><head><meta name=`"Generator`"
content=`"Microsoft Exchange Server`"><!-- converted from text
--><style><!-- .EmailQuote { margin-left: 1pt; padding-left:
4pt; border-left: #800000 2px solid;
}--></style></head><body><font
size=`"2`"><span style=`"font-size:10pt;`"><div
class=`"PlainText`">Hello,<br><br>I'm out of office due
to sudden medical leave. Please contact Other User
(
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
) or Other User2 (
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
) in my
absence. I will have limited email access.<br> <br>Thank
you.</div></span></font></body></html>”