$Domain = [ADSI]"LDAP://melinda.local" $Searcher = [ADSISearcher]$Domain $Searcher.Filter = "(&(objectClass=*)(mailnickname=FCE599))" $Searcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("mailnickname") | Out-Null $recipient = $Searcher.FindOne() $recipient.Properties["mailnickname"][0] $recipient.Properties["mailnickname"][0].gettype() $host.Version