Commands › Exchange Online
Add-ContentFilterPhrase
Define custom words for the Content Filter agent. A custom word is a word or phrase that the administrator sets for the Content Filter agent to evaluate the content of an message and apply appropriate filter processing.
Quick start script
# Add-ContentFilterPhrase — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org
# 2. Run and inspect
Add-ContentFilterPhrase -Phrase <String> -Influence <Influence> | Format-List
# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Add-ContentFilterPhrase | Export-Clixml .\ContentFilterPhrase-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xmlSyntax
Add-ContentFilterPhrase [-Phrase] <String> -Influence <Influence>
[-Confirm]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-WhatIf]
[<CommonParameters>]Parameters (5)
| Parameter | Type | Required | What it controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| -Phrase | String | yes | The Phrase parameter specifies a custom word or phrase for the Content Filter agent. When you pass an argument, you must enclose the Phrase parameter in quotation marks (") if the phrase contains spaces, for example:... |
| -Influence | Influence | yes | The Influence parameter specifies whether the phrase being added cause messages that contain the phrase to be allowed or blocked. Valid values are GoodWord and BadWord. |
| -Confirm | SwitchParameter | The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding. | |
| -DomainController | Fqdn | The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name... | |
| -WhatIf | SwitchParameter | The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch. |
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