Remove-UMCallAnsweringRule Exchange cmdlet issued (25600) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You know that event in Windows Server Event Viewer, the one called "Remove-UMCallAnsweringRule Exchange cmdlet issued" with ID 25600. It pops up when someone runs a command to delete a call answering rule in Exchange. Basically, it's logging that action, like a digital footprint of someone tweaking the voicemail setup for users. I see it trigger mostly during admin changes, or if scripts automate cleanup. And it details who issued it, the time, and which rule got zapped. You might spot it under the MSExchange Management log. Hmmm, sometimes it flags if things go wrong, but usually it's just routine housekeeping. Or if hackers poke around, but that's rare.

I remember freaking out once thinking it was trouble, but nah, just a legit delete. You can filter for it easy in Event Viewer. Right-click the log, pick filter, type in 25600. Boom, there it is.

Now, to watch for this and get email alerts without messing with code. Fire up Event Viewer on your server. Go to the log where it hides, that MSExchange one. You attach a task to it. Right-click the event, create task on event. Set it for ID 25600 only. Then, in the action tab, choose send email. Yeah, it asks for SMTP server, your address, the alert message. Make it say something like "Hey, someone deleted a call rule!" Test it once to ensure it flies out. But wait, for fancier stuff, at the end here is the automatic email solution that'll handle it smoother.

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