PowerShell Script to Search Distribution List Members Mailboxes

Here is a powershell script to search the mailboxes of a specified distribution list. I would run it from the Exchange Management Shell so you have access to all the Exchange cmdlets.



Link to Search-Malbox Cmdlet documentation
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd298173(v=exchg.141).aspx

Exchange Search keywords

Property	Example	Search results
Attachments	attachment:annualreport.pptx	Messages that have an attachment named annualreport.pptx. The use of attachment:annualreport or attachment:annual* returns the same results as using the full name of the attachment.
Cc	cc:paul shen	Messages with Paul Shen in the Cc field.
	cc:pauls
	cc:pauls@contoso.com
From	from:bharat suneja	Messages sent by Bharat Suneja.
	from:bsuneja
	from:bsuneja@contoso.com
Keywords in retention policy	retentionpolicy:business critical	Messages that have the Business Critical retention tag applied.
Date when messages expire according to policy	expires:4/1/2010	Messages that expire on April 1, 2010.
Sent	sent:yesterday	All messages sent yesterday.
Subject	Subject:"patent filing"	All messages where the phrase "patent filing" appears in the Subject field.
To	to:"ben smith"	Messages that have Ben Smith in the To field.
	to:bsmith
	to:besmith@contoso.com

AQS: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb232132.aspx#