When we create new mailboxes in Exchange 2007 all of the new mailboxes get features turned on that we do not need or want turned on by default. When a new mailbox is created in Exchange we anly want MAPI and Outlook Web Access on by default on all new mailboxes. How can we make that happen?Thanks - Bob Randall IT Specialist USNRC

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:55:11 +0000, BRandall68 wrote: >When we create new mailboxes in Exchange 2007 all of the new mailboxes get features turned on that we do not need or want turned on by default. When a new mailbox is created in Exchange we anly want MAPI and Outlook Web Access on by default on all new mailboxes. How can we make that happen? You can script the creation of new mailboxes and customize them in any way you like (well, almost any way). --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

As Rich mentioned you'll have to script it and set it as a scheduled task to run routinely. Get-Mailbox | Set-CASMailbox -activesyncenabled:$false -POPEnabled:$falseJames Chong MCITP | EA | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+ Security+, Project+, ITIL msexchangetips.blogspot.com

As Rich mentioned you'll have to script it and set it as a scheduled task to run routinely. Get-Mailbox | Set-CASMailbox -activesyncenabled:$false -POPEnabled:$falseJames Chong MCITP | EA | EMA; MCSE | M+, S+ Security+, Project+, ITIL msexchangetips.blogspot.com

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:27:10 +0000, Jamestechman wrote: > > >As Rich mentioned you'll have to script it and set it as a scheduled task to run routinely. > >Get-Mailbox | Set-CASMailbox -activesyncenabled:$false -POPEnabled:$false I do something similar with pop/imap/activesync protocols and a few other things. Separate group memberships keep track of who can use what. If you're in the group you can use the protocol, if you're not you can't. It runs several times each day and the ony annoying thing is people that expect to use something immediately instead of waiting a couple of hour for the scripts to manage things. But I was really commenting more on the actual creation of the user and mailbox, assigning default group memberships, customized display names, non-standard e-mail address creation (beyond the simple %g, %s, %d, etc. stuff in the EAP), assigning mailbox quotas, and all other manner of day-to-day provisioning of users. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Thank you for the input! It is hard to believe though that you can't set it in the GUI to not turn those features on when new Mailboxes are created. Why would they make that powershell only? Seems to be a basic requirement to me.Thanks - Bob Randall IT Specialist USNRC

No, you also can set that in Exchange management console. When you created the mailbox, you can disable POP3 and ActiveSync features this way: Open Exchange Management console->Recipient Configuration->Mailbox-> user mailbox->properties->Mailbox features Thanks, Evan Liu TechNet Subscriber Supportin forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Evan Liu TechNet Community Support

On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:23:19 +0000, Evan Liu wrote: > > >No, you also can set that in Exchange management console. > >When you created the mailbox, you can disable POP3 and ActiveSync features this way: > >Open Exchange Management console->Recipient Configuration->Mailbox-> user mailbox->properties->Mailbox features Sure, but you do that for each and every mailbox you create (and don't forget to do it!). If you have a handful of mailboxes that might be okay, but if you're creating hundreds a week you'll want to automate that. That's what Powershell's for. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

we have same requirement. we need to allow active sync & OWA access to restricted users. so our admin some times forgot to disable it while creating new mailboxes. so we planned to disable owa & active sync by default and need to enable if required only Get-Mailbox | Set-CASMailbox -activesyncenabled:$false -POPEnabled:$false it will disable all users. we don't want disable it for all users. already we have allowed few users for accessing same. kesav

Understood, but that isnt helpful. I know you can do it manually I just think its crazy that you cant set a default template for all users to turn that feature off for EVERYONE when new mailboxes are created. Changing each mailbox manually when created is too cumbersome and rediculous when POP3 and IMAP4 are not approved in our environment. It is too bad MS hasnt thought to make default mailbox templates or Mailbox Feature rules for things like this.Thanks - Bob Randall IT Specialist USNRC

On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:39:13 +0000, RK7L wrote: > > >we have same requirement. we need to allow active sync & OWA access to restricted users. so our admin some times forgot to disable it while creating new mailboxes. so we planned to disable owa & active sync by default and need to enable if required only > >Get-Mailbox | Set-CASMailbox -activesyncenabled:$false -POPEnabled:$false > >it will disable all users. we don't want disable it for all users. already we have allowed few users for accessing same. Use this pseudo-code as an example to do what you want by keeping only the users that should have a protocol enabled as members of a group. If <user:protocol> enabled { If <user is not member of group> { disable protocol for user } } elseif <user is member of group> { enable protocol for user } --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

On Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:45:08 +0000, BRandall68 wrote: >Understood, but that isnt helpful. I know you can do it manually I just think its crazy that you cant set a default template for all users to turn that feature off for EVERYONE when new mailboxes are created. Changing each mailbox manually when created is too cumbersome and rediculous when POP3 and IMAP4 are not approved in our environment. It is too bad MS hasnt thought to make default mailbox templates or Mailbox Feature rules for things like this. You can't get more flexible than doing it yourself in Powershell. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Hi Rich, can you give little bit more details in script i.e, we want to disable active sync all users except users in "Active Sync" group. kesav