Everyone is familiar with sending a test email through an smtp server using telnet.
Office 365 smtp relay powershell.
All i had to do is enter the credentials and then send a test email.
Trying to test the office365 smtp relay service to troubleshoot an issue i had with email sending today i came across this little useful command in powershell.
If some or all of your mailboxes are in office 365 there are a few options available.
Mail from powershell using office 365 smtp.
It is very easy to check if your smtp server is working correctly by simply utilizing powershell.
Senders are not bound by the 30 messages per minute or 10 000 recipients per day limits.
Below is a snippet you can use to send email via this method.
Using powershell s send mailmessage cmdlet we can provide all of the parameters we need to send email through office 365.
Microsoft 365 or office 365 smtp relay has higher sending limits than smtp client submission.
The easiest way to do that is to use powershell.
Smtp simple mail transfer protocol is used when you set up an on premises multi function printer scanner fax or line of business lob application that needs to send email.
However office 365 requires authenticating the user account and does not play fair the traditional way.
We will be using office 365 smtp to relay the mails.
After creating the connector prepare to test it out.
June 19 2018 stefan 0 comments office365 smtp test mail min read today i will show you how to test office 365 smtp server using powershell.
To open powershell right click the start button and choose windows powershell.
Testing the office 365 smtp relay connector with powershell.
Use the following information for sending a test email through office 365 using powershell.
In order to send an email from powershell we will need to specify an smtp server.
Enter the following command.
We will have to fill out couple of parameters before triggering the send mailmessage command which will relay the email.
In this section we ll create some powershell scripts to allow you to easily ensure the connector is working properly.