Set-IPAllowListProvider Exchange cmdlet issued (25396) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You ever notice how Windows Server logs all these quirky events in the Event Viewer? That one you're asking about, the "Set-IPAllowListProvider Exchange cmdlet issued" with ID 25396, it's basically the system noting when someone tweaks the IP allow list for Exchange. Happens right after a cmdlet gets fired off to adjust which IP addresses can connect or something like that. I mean, it's not every day you see it pop up, but when it does, it means admin work's underway, maybe locking down connections or updating security filters. The event spills details like the timestamp, the user who triggered it, and even the specific changes made to the provider. Keeps things traceable, you know? If you're running Exchange on your server, this log helps spot if someone's messing with access rules without you knowing. And it logs under the Microsoft-Exchange something category, but you can filter for 25396 easy in the Viewer.

Monitoring that event for email alerts? I got you. Fire up Event Viewer on your server, poke around the logs till you spot that 25396 entry. Right-click the event, pick "Attach Task To This Event" from the menu. It'll walk you through creating a scheduled task that triggers on that ID. Set it to run when the event hits, then in the action part, choose to start a program-maybe something simple like a batch file that shoots an email via your SMTP setup. You can tweak the task properties to include details from the event in the alert body. Test it by forcing the event if you can, just to see the email ping your inbox. Keeps you looped in without babysitting the logs all day.

Or, if you want fancier auto-email handling, I've got a slick setup at the end here that ties right into this monitoring gig.

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Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.