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take a look at this

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-2003-Message-Tracking-Logging.html

Thanks, Sembee I will take a look at that also.

Question, if message logging wasnot enabled prior to now will I not be able to use the message tacking center?

Message tracking is not retrospective. Therefore if it was not enabled then you cannot search on older messages - only messages from the point it was enabled. Also note that it doesn't record the entire message - just the header information. It allows you to track the email, but not see the contents.

Simon.

Okay. How about if I do a full text index of the store?

A full text index isn't going to help at all. That simply makes it easier for the users to search in Outlook IF they aren't in cached mode.

Simon.

I brushed through the article you linked me to Sembee, and I don't quite think I am grasping on how to use that tool for the purpose I need. Basically an issue has arose and I need to pull all messages that have been sent to and from a certain user internally.

Once you have setup an account with full mailbox access it scans through the mailboxes based on the criteria that you have specified and then extracts the content to PST files for viewing.

It is the only tool that will do that for you without going third party. There is nothing else in Exchange that will.

Simon.

Need to have full mailbox access to each mailbox? Or an exchange view all admin rights?

Full access. You will need Exchange View Only as well.
The application actually opens the mailbox. I usually suggest a separate account is created, so that you don't get in to the complications of denies on Administrator and Domain admins.

http://www.amset.info/exchange/mailboxaccount.asp

Simon.

Forced accept.

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