There are many posts that show you how to create a whitelist using PowerShell:

Set-ContentFilterConfig -BypassedSenders name@domain.tld

or

Set-ContentFilterConfig -BypassedSenderDomains domain.tld

The only problem is that when you check your list using the Get-ContentFilterConfig command, the bypassed senders and/or the bypasses sender domains only show the last entry you made! This is because each time you use the Set-ContentFilterConfig command, you overwrite the content filter configuration with a new configuration file! In other words, the entries are not cumulative; each new entry replaces the last one.

Here’s how to add e-mail addresses to a whitelist using PowerShell:

For individual e-mail addresses:

$list = (Get-ContentFilterConfig).BypassedSenders
$list.add(“address@domain.com”)
Set-ContentFilterConfig -BypassedSenders $list

For domains:

$list = (Get-ContentFilterConfig).BypassedSenderDomains
$list.add(“domain.com”)
Set-ContentFilterConfig -BypassedSenderDomains $list

To remove an entry, use the following command(s):

Set-ContentFilterConfig -BypassedSenderDomains @{Remove=”domain.com”}

Set-ContentFilterConfig -BypassedSenders @{Remove=”mail.domain.com”}

Cumulative Whitelisting in Exchange 2007, 2010, 2013

In the example below, I will whitelist several e-mail domains.

Running the Get-ContentFilterConfig command to enumerate the ByPassedSenderDomains list reveals that there is one domain whitelisted: falconitservices.com.

We execute Set-ContentFilterConfig –ByPassedSenderDomains falconitservices.net.

As you can see, the falconitservices.net has not been added to the Bypassed Sender Domains, instead it replaced falconitservices.com.

Now let’s try the cumulative method. Execute $list=(GetContentFilterConfig).ByPassedSenderDomains

Let’s begin by adding some whitelist entries:

When finished, execute Set-ContentFilterConfig –BypassedSenderDomains $list

When you run Get-ContentFilterConfig, you will see your white list.

Let’s add some more by repeating the same process.

When you run Get-ContentFilterConfig, you will see that technet.microsoft.com has been added to the white list. The prior entries are still there.

Using this method, you can add whitelist entries on an as-needed basis and grow your white list.

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