Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration

Question

Hi All

I want to set an AutoReply on a mailbox. While I can set the AutoReply using the syntax below, it does not format the message as I require. Specifically, I need the AutoReply to appear in 5 lines, as shown in the screenshot. Using the current syntax, the message appears in a single line.

Could you please guide me on how to achieve this?

$intmsg = get-content C:\temp\internalmessage.txt  
$extmsg = get-content C:\temp\externalmessage.txt    
Set-MailboxAutoReplyConfiguration -Identity "user1@contoso.com" -AutoReplyState Scheduled -StartTime "01/10/2025 00:00:00" -EndTime "02/10/2025 23:59:00" -InternalMessage "$intmsg" -ExternalMessage "$extmsg"  

Answer 1

Hi,@Glenn Maxwell

Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Based on your description, I have performed the relevant tests and it is indeed not possible to split the text into 5 lines, as you said.

I have tested this several times and have found that Powershell reads the text in the format it is in with no problems.

I've noticed in OWA that the auto-reply text is not populated as expected.

IMO, it is not possible to fulfill your request at this time, you can make formatting changes in OWA's autoresponder.

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