# powershell script triggered by email

**URL:** <https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-script-triggered-by-email/13484>\
**Category:** PowerShell Help\
**Created:** [November 28, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-script-triggered-by-email/13484 "2019-11-28T10:11:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kardock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@kardock](https://forums.powershell.org/u/kardock)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-script-triggered-by-email/13484/1 "2019-11-28T10:11:45Z")

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hi all,

I’d like to send an email to a tool written in PowerShell to trigger some action.

google cannot help me with this, all it gives me is how to use send-mailmessage

is this possible? if so, what do i have to check to make it happen? i just need a pointer.

thanks!

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**Author:** ![swsamwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.powershell.org/swsamwa/32/62_2.png) [@swsamwa](https://forums.powershell.org/u/swsamwa)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-script-triggered-by-email/13484/2 "2019-11-28T16:07:51Z")

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This is not exactly what you want but it is close.

[https://seanonit.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/using-powershell-and-ews-to-monitor-a-mailbox/](https://seanonit.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/using-powershell-and-ews-to-monitor-a-mailbox/)

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**Author:** ![kardock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@kardock](https://forums.powershell.org/u/kardock)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-script-triggered-by-email/13484/3 "2019-11-29T08:41:39Z")

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I’ll see if I can do something with this.

thanks!

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**Author:** ![dotnVo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/powershell-script-triggered-by-email/13484/4 "2024-05-16T20:31:01Z")

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