New-ThrottlingPolicy Exchange cmdlet issued (25248) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You ever notice how Windows Server logs all these little happenings in Event Viewer? That event ID 25248 pops up when someone runs the New-ThrottlingPolicy cmdlet in Exchange. It means a fresh policy just got created to control how much email traffic or connections users can hog. Think of it like setting speed limits for your server's mailbox activities. If you're running Exchange on your Windows Server, this event flags changes that could tweak performance or security. I check mine regularly because tweaks like this might slow things down if not done right. And it logs the details, like who issued the command and when. You pull up Event Viewer, right-click the log, and filter for ID 25248 under the Applications and Services Logs for Exchange. It shows the exact policy name and the admin who did it. Hmmm, sometimes these changes happen during updates or custom setups. You want to stay on top of them to avoid surprises in your email flow. Or maybe someone's testing policies without telling you.

Setting up monitoring for this isn't rocket science. I use Event Viewer to trigger a scheduled task when that event hits. You open Event Viewer, find the event under Custom Views or the specific Exchange log. Right-click the event, pick Attach Task To This Event. Name it something like Throttling Alert. In the task wizard, set it to run when ID 25248 appears. Choose to start a program, but keep it simple-no scripts needed. You can link it to send an email via the built-in Send Email action in Task Scheduler. I set mine to email me right away with the event details. Make sure the task runs with admin rights. Test it by forcing the event if you can, or just wait for one. It pings your inbox with who, what, and when. But yeah, tweak the email settings in Task Scheduler properties to hit your address.

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And at the end here is the automatic email solution we'll add in later.

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