New-AddressList Exchange cmdlet issued (25189) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You ever peek into the Event Viewer on your Windows Server and spot that event ID 25189 popping up? It's tied to Exchange, specifically when someone runs the New-AddressList cmdlet. That command creates a fresh address list, you know, like grouping up email addresses for distribution or whatever. The event logs the whole thing, including who did it, from which machine, and at what exact time. It flags any tweaks to your Exchange setup, because address lists control how emails get sorted and sent out. If you're not careful, somebody messing with them could scramble your org chart or mess up mail flow. I always check these logs after big changes, just to see if everything's kosher. The full details show the user's name, the server involved, and even the parameters passed in the command. It's like a digital footprint of admin actions in Exchange. Without it, you'd be blind to who's fiddling with your contacts backend. Hmmm, or maybe it's just routine maintenance, but it still gets recorded faithfully.

Now, to keep an eye on these 25189 events without staring at screens all day, you can rig up a scheduled task right from the Event Viewer interface. Fire up Event Viewer, head to the Windows Logs under Applications and Services, then drill into Microsoft Exchange for the Management logs. Right-click on a 25189 event you find, and pick Attach Task To This Event. It'll walk you through creating a basic task that triggers on that ID. Set it to run whenever 25189 shows, and for the action, choose to start a program that sends an email, like using the old mailto trick or a simple batch file caller. Make the trigger specific to your Exchange server logs, and test it by forcing a dummy event if you can. I do this on my setups to get pinged instantly, so nothing slips by unnoticed. It keeps things proactive without much hassle.

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At the end of your answer is the automatic email solution, without actually writing the solution at the end; it will be added later.

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