Is there really no -ReplyTo parameter for Send-MailMessage? Alternatively, is there a -Header parameter to Send-MailMessage that would allow me to specify specific email header information?
Is there any way to send a simple email with Send-MailMessage with a ReplyTo without having to break down and create a new MailMessage object?
Nope. All the parameters are in the help file, of course, no secret ones ;). A lot of people run into this. Kinda is what it is. Problem is, nobody’s ever opened up a UserVoice ticket asking the team to add those parameters, so it never gets addressed.
Drat. Well thanks for the response.
I found a bit of code a while back that replaces the Send-MailMessage cmdlet with a function of the same name. It was used to put inline images into an email. I have updated it to allow a ReplyTo parameter. Hope this helps. (Orginal script was written by Dave Wyatt @dlwyatt and can be found here: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Send-MailMessage-3a920a6d)
#requires -Version 2.0
function Send-MailMessage
{
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[Alias('PsPath')]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string[]]
${Attachments},
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Collections.HashTable]
${InlineAttachments},
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Net.Mail.MailAddress[]]
${Bcc},
[Parameter(Position=2)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]
${Body},
[Alias('BAH')]
[switch]
${BodyAsHtml},
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Net.Mail.MailAddress[]]
${Cc},
[ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]
[Net.Mail.MailAddress]
${ReplyTo},
[Alias('DNO')]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Net.Mail.DeliveryNotificationOptions]
${DeliveryNotificationOption},
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Net.Mail.MailAddress]
${From},
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 3)]
[Alias('ComputerName')]
[string]
${SmtpServer},
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Net.Mail.MailPriority]
${Priority},
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=1)]
[Alias('sub')]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[string]
${Subject},
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0)]
[Net.Mail.MailAddress[]]
${To},
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Management.Automation.PSCredential]
${Credential},
[switch]
${UseSsl},
[ValidateRange(0, 2147483647)]
[int]
${Port} = 25
)
begin
{
function FileNameToContentType
{
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]
$FileName
)
$mimeMappings = @{
'.323' = 'text/h323'
'.aaf' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.aca' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.accdb' = 'application/msaccess'
'.accde' = 'application/msaccess'
'.accdt' = 'application/msaccess'
'.acx' = 'application/internet-property-stream'
'.afm' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.ai' = 'application/postscript'
'.aif' = 'audio/x-aiff'
'.aifc' = 'audio/aiff'
'.aiff' = 'audio/aiff'
'.application' = 'application/x-ms-application'
'.art' = 'image/x-jg'
'.asd' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.asf' = 'video/x-ms-asf'
'.asi' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.asm' = 'text/plain'
'.asr' = 'video/x-ms-asf'
'.asx' = 'video/x-ms-asf'
'.atom' = 'application/atom+xml'
'.au' = 'audio/basic'
'.avi' = 'video/x-msvideo'
'.axs' = 'application/olescript'
'.bas' = 'text/plain'
'.bcpio' = 'application/x-bcpio'
'.bin' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.bmp' = 'image/bmp'
'.c' = 'text/plain'
'.cab' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.calx' = 'application/vnd.ms-office.calx'
'.cat' = 'application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat'
'.cdf' = 'application/x-cdf'
'.chm' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.class' = 'application/x-java-applet'
'.clp' = 'application/x-msclip'
'.cmx' = 'image/x-cmx'
'.cnf' = 'text/plain'
'.cod' = 'image/cis-cod'
'.cpio' = 'application/x-cpio'
'.cpp' = 'text/plain'
'.crd' = 'application/x-mscardfile'
'.crl' = 'application/pkix-crl'
'.crt' = 'application/x-x509-ca-cert'
'.csh' = 'application/x-csh'
'.css' = 'text/css'
'.csv' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.cur' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.dcr' = 'application/x-director'
'.deploy' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.der' = 'application/x-x509-ca-cert'
'.dib' = 'image/bmp'
'.dir' = 'application/x-director'
'.disco' = 'text/xml'
'.dll' = 'application/x-msdownload'
'.dll.config' = 'text/xml'
'.dlm' = 'text/dlm'
'.doc' = 'application/msword'
'.docm' = 'application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12'
'.docx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document'
'.dot' = 'application/msword'
'.dotm' = 'application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12'
'.dotx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template'
'.dsp' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.dtd' = 'text/xml'
'.dvi' = 'application/x-dvi'
'.dwf' = 'drawing/x-dwf'
'.dwp' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.dxr' = 'application/x-director'
'.eml' = 'message/rfc822'
'.emz' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.eot' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.eps' = 'application/postscript'
'.etx' = 'text/x-setext'
'.evy' = 'application/envoy'
'.exe' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.exe.config' = 'text/xml'
'.fdf' = 'application/vnd.fdf'
'.fif' = 'application/fractals'
'.fla' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.flr' = 'x-world/x-vrml'
'.flv' = 'video/x-flv'
'.gif' = 'image/gif'
'.gtar' = 'application/x-gtar'
'.gz' = 'application/x-gzip'
'.h' = 'text/plain'
'.hdf' = 'application/x-hdf'
'.hdml' = 'text/x-hdml'
'.hhc' = 'application/x-oleobject'
'.hhk' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.hhp' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.hlp' = 'application/winhlp'
'.hqx' = 'application/mac-binhex40'
'.hta' = 'application/hta'
'.htc' = 'text/x-component'
'.htm' = 'text/html'
'.html' = 'text/html'
'.htt' = 'text/webviewhtml'
'.hxt' = 'text/html'
'.ico' = 'image/x-icon'
'.ics' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.ief' = 'image/ief'
'.iii' = 'application/x-iphone'
'.inf' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.ins' = 'application/x-internet-signup'
'.isp' = 'application/x-internet-signup'
'.IVF' = 'video/x-ivf'
'.jar' = 'application/java-archive'
'.java' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.jck' = 'application/liquidmotion'
'.jcz' = 'application/liquidmotion'
'.jfif' = 'image/pjpeg'
'.jpb' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.jpe' = 'image/jpeg'
'.jpeg' = 'image/jpeg'
'.jpg' = 'image/jpeg'
'.js' = 'application/x-javascript'
'.jsx' = 'text/jscript'
'.latex' = 'application/x-latex'
'.lit' = 'application/x-ms-reader'
'.lpk' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.lsf' = 'video/x-la-asf'
'.lsx' = 'video/x-la-asf'
'.lzh' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.m13' = 'application/x-msmediaview'
'.m14' = 'application/x-msmediaview'
'.m1v' = 'video/mpeg'
'.m3u' = 'audio/x-mpegurl'
'.man' = 'application/x-troff-man'
'.manifest' = 'application/x-ms-manifest'
'.map' = 'text/plain'
'.mdb' = 'application/x-msaccess'
'.mdp' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.me' = 'application/x-troff-me'
'.mht' = 'message/rfc822'
'.mhtml' = 'message/rfc822'
'.mid' = 'audio/mid'
'.midi' = 'audio/mid'
'.mix' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.mmf' = 'application/x-smaf'
'.mno' = 'text/xml'
'.mny' = 'application/x-msmoney'
'.mov' = 'video/quicktime'
'.movie' = 'video/x-sgi-movie'
'.mp2' = 'video/mpeg'
'.mp3' = 'audio/mpeg'
'.mpa' = 'video/mpeg'
'.mpe' = 'video/mpeg'
'.mpeg' = 'video/mpeg'
'.mpg' = 'video/mpeg'
'.mpp' = 'application/vnd.ms-project'
'.mpv2' = 'video/mpeg'
'.ms' = 'application/x-troff-ms'
'.msi' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.mso' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.mvb' = 'application/x-msmediaview'
'.mvc' = 'application/x-miva-compiled'
'.nc' = 'application/x-netcdf'
'.nsc' = 'video/x-ms-asf'
'.nws' = 'message/rfc822'
'.ocx' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.oda' = 'application/oda'
'.odc' = 'text/x-ms-odc'
'.ods' = 'application/oleobject'
'.one' = 'application/onenote'
'.onea' = 'application/onenote'
'.onetoc' = 'application/onenote'
'.onetoc2' = 'application/onenote'
'.onetmp' = 'application/onenote'
'.onepkg' = 'application/onenote'
'.osdx' = 'application/opensearchdescription+xml'
'.p10' = 'application/pkcs10'
'.p12' = 'application/x-pkcs12'
'.p7b' = 'application/x-pkcs7-certificates'
'.p7c' = 'application/pkcs7-mime'
'.p7m' = 'application/pkcs7-mime'
'.p7r' = 'application/x-pkcs7-certreqresp'
'.p7s' = 'application/pkcs7-signature'
'.pbm' = 'image/x-portable-bitmap'
'.pcx' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.pcz' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.pdf' = 'application/pdf'
'.pfb' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.pfm' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.pfx' = 'application/x-pkcs12'
'.pgm' = 'image/x-portable-graymap'
'.pko' = 'application/vnd.ms-pki.pko'
'.pma' = 'application/x-perfmon'
'.pmc' = 'application/x-perfmon'
'.pml' = 'application/x-perfmon'
'.pmr' = 'application/x-perfmon'
'.pmw' = 'application/x-perfmon'
'.png' = 'image/png'
'.pnm' = 'image/x-portable-anymap'
'.pnz' = 'image/png'
'.pot' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint'
'.potm' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12'
'.potx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template'
'.ppam' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.addin.macroEnabled.12'
'.ppm' = 'image/x-portable-pixmap'
'.pps' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint'
'.ppsm' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12'
'.ppsx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow'
'.ppt' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint'
'.pptm' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12'
'.pptx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation'
'.prf' = 'application/pics-rules'
'.prm' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.prx' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.ps' = 'application/postscript'
'.psd' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.psm' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.psp' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.pub' = 'application/x-mspublisher'
'.qt' = 'video/quicktime'
'.qtl' = 'application/x-quicktimeplayer'
'.qxd' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.ra' = 'audio/x-pn-realaudio'
'.ram' = 'audio/x-pn-realaudio'
'.rar' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.ras' = 'image/x-cmu-raster'
'.rf' = 'image/vnd.rn-realflash'
'.rgb' = 'image/x-rgb'
'.rm' = 'application/vnd.rn-realmedia'
'.rmi' = 'audio/mid'
'.roff' = 'application/x-troff'
'.rpm' = 'audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin'
'.rtf' = 'application/rtf'
'.rtx' = 'text/richtext'
'.scd' = 'application/x-msschedule'
'.sct' = 'text/scriptlet'
'.sea' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.setpay' = 'application/set-payment-initiation'
'.setreg' = 'application/set-registration-initiation'
'.sgml' = 'text/sgml'
'.sh' = 'application/x-sh'
'.shar' = 'application/x-shar'
'.sit' = 'application/x-stuffit'
'.sldm' = 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slide.macroEnabled.12'
'.sldx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slide'
'.smd' = 'audio/x-smd'
'.smi' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.smx' = 'audio/x-smd'
'.smz' = 'audio/x-smd'
'.snd' = 'audio/basic'
'.snp' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.spc' = 'application/x-pkcs7-certificates'
'.spl' = 'application/futuresplash'
'.src' = 'application/x-wais-source'
'.ssm' = 'application/streamingmedia'
'.sst' = 'application/vnd.ms-pki.certstore'
'.stl' = 'application/vnd.ms-pki.stl'
'.sv4cpio' = 'application/x-sv4cpio'
'.sv4crc' = 'application/x-sv4crc'
'.swf' = 'application/x-shockwave-flash'
'.t' = 'application/x-troff'
'.tar' = 'application/x-tar'
'.tcl' = 'application/x-tcl'
'.tex' = 'application/x-tex'
'.texi' = 'application/x-texinfo'
'.texinfo' = 'application/x-texinfo'
'.tgz' = 'application/x-compressed'
'.thmx' = 'application/vnd.ms-officetheme'
'.thn' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.tif' = 'image/tiff'
'.tiff' = 'image/tiff'
'.toc' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.tr' = 'application/x-troff'
'.trm' = 'application/x-msterminal'
'.tsv' = 'text/tab-separated-values'
'.ttf' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.txt' = 'text/plain'
'.u32' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.uls' = 'text/iuls'
'.ustar' = 'application/x-ustar'
'.vbs' = 'text/vbscript'
'.vcf' = 'text/x-vcard'
'.vcs' = 'text/plain'
'.vdx' = 'application/vnd.ms-visio.viewer'
'.vml' = 'text/xml'
'.vsd' = 'application/vnd.visio'
'.vss' = 'application/vnd.visio'
'.vst' = 'application/vnd.visio'
'.vsto' = 'application/x-ms-vsto'
'.vsw' = 'application/vnd.visio'
'.vsx' = 'application/vnd.visio'
'.vtx' = 'application/vnd.visio'
'.wav' = 'audio/wav'
'.wax' = 'audio/x-ms-wax'
'.wbmp' = 'image/vnd.wap.wbmp'
'.wcm' = 'application/vnd.ms-works'
'.wdb' = 'application/vnd.ms-works'
'.wks' = 'application/vnd.ms-works'
'.wm' = 'video/x-ms-wm'
'.wma' = 'audio/x-ms-wma'
'.wmd' = 'application/x-ms-wmd'
'.wmf' = 'application/x-msmetafile'
'.wml' = 'text/vnd.wap.wml'
'.wmlc' = 'application/vnd.wap.wmlc'
'.wmls' = 'text/vnd.wap.wmlscript'
'.wmlsc' = 'application/vnd.wap.wmlscriptc'
'.wmp' = 'video/x-ms-wmp'
'.wmv' = 'video/x-ms-wmv'
'.wmx' = 'video/x-ms-wmx'
'.wmz' = 'application/x-ms-wmz'
'.wps' = 'application/vnd.ms-works'
'.wri' = 'application/x-mswrite'
'.wrl' = 'x-world/x-vrml'
'.wrz' = 'x-world/x-vrml'
'.wsdl' = 'text/xml'
'.wvx' = 'video/x-ms-wvx'
'.x' = 'application/directx'
'.xaf' = 'x-world/x-vrml'
'.xaml' = 'application/xaml+xml'
'.xap' = 'application/x-silverlight-app'
'.xbap' = 'application/x-ms-xbap'
'.xbm' = 'image/x-xbitmap'
'.xdr' = 'text/plain'
'.xla' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel'
'.xlam' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel.addin.macroEnabled.12'
'.xlc' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel'
'.xlm' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel'
'.xls' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel'
'.xlsb' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12'
'.xlsm' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12'
'.xlsx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet'
'.xlt' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel'
'.xltm' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroEnabled.12'
'.xltx' = 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template'
'.xlw' = 'application/vnd.ms-excel'
'.xml' = 'text/xml'
'.xof' = 'x-world/x-vrml'
'.xpm' = 'image/x-xpixmap'
'.xps' = 'application/vnd.ms-xpsdocument'
'.xsd' = 'text/xml'
'.xsf' = 'text/xml'
'.xsl' = 'text/xml'
'.xslt' = 'text/xml'
'.xsn' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.xtp' = 'application/octet-stream'
'.xwd' = 'image/x-xwindowdump'
'.z' = 'application/x-compress'
'.zip' = 'application/x-zip-compressed'
}
$extension = [System.IO.Path]::GetExtension($FileName)
$contentType = $mimeMappings[$extension]
if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($contentType))
{
return New-Object System.Net.Mime.ContentType
}
else
{
return New-Object System.Net.Mime.ContentType($contentType)
}
}
try
{
$_smtpClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient
$_smtpClient.Host = $SmtpServer
$_smtpClient.Port = $Port
$_smtpClient.EnableSsl = $UseSsl
if ($null -ne $Credential)
{
# In PowerShell 2.0, assigning the results of GetNetworkCredential() to the SMTP client sometimes fails (with gmail, in testing), but
# building a new NetworkCredential object containing only the UserName and Password works okay.
$_tempCred = $Credential.GetNetworkCredential()
$_smtpClient.Credentials = New-Object Net.NetworkCredential($Credential.UserName, $_tempCred.Password)
}
else
{
$_smtpClient.UseDefaultCredentials = $true
}
$_message = New-Object Net.Mail.MailMessage
$_message.From = $From
$_message.Subject = $Subject
if ($BodyAsHtml)
{
$_bodyPart = [Net.Mail.AlternateView]::CreateAlternateViewFromString($Body, 'text/html')
}
else
{
$_bodyPart = [Net.Mail.AlternateView]::CreateAlternateViewFromString($Body, 'text/plain')
}
$_message.AlternateViews.Add($_bodyPart)
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('DeliveryNotificationOption')) { $_message.DeliveryNotificationOptions = $DeliveryNotificationOption }
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('Priority')) { $_message.Priority = $Priority }
foreach ($_address in $To)
{
if (-not $_message.To.Contains($_address)) { $_message.To.Add($_address) }
}
if ($null -ne $Cc)
{
foreach ($_address in $Cc)
{
if (-not $_message.CC.Contains($_address)) { $_message.CC.Add($_address) }
}
}
if ($null -ne $Bcc)
{
foreach ($_address in $Bcc)
{
if (-not $_message.Bcc.Contains($_address)) { $_message.Bcc.Add($_address) }
}
}
if ($null -ne $ReplyTo)
{
$_message.ReplyTo = $ReplyTo
}
}
catch
{
$_message.Dispose()
throw
}
if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('InlineAttachments'))
{
foreach ($_entry in $InlineAttachments.GetEnumerator())
{
$_file = $_entry.Value.ToString()
if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($_file))
{
$_message.Dispose()
throw "Send-MailMessage: Values in the InlineAttachments table cannot be null."
}
try
{
$_contentType = FileNameToContentType -FileName $_file
$_attachment = New-Object Net.Mail.LinkedResource($_file, $_contentType)
$_attachment.ContentId = $_entry.Key
$_bodyPart.LinkedResources.Add($_attachment)
}
catch
{
$_message.Dispose()
throw
}
}
}
}
process
{
if ($null -ne $Attachments)
{
foreach ($_file in $Attachments)
{
try
{
$_contentType = FileNameToContentType -FileName $_file
$_message.Attachments.Add((New-Object Net.Mail.Attachment($_file, $_contentType)))
}
catch
{
$_message.Dispose()
throw
}
}
}
}
end
{
try
{
$_smtpClient.Send($_message)
}
catch
{
throw
}
finally
{
$_message.Dispose()
}
}
} # function Send-MailMessage