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Exchange 2003 One the Hour Mailbox Snap-shots

Ok here is my problem we are running Exchange 2003. Our HR department is in the process of "auditing" on of our users. This users is unware of the investigate going on regarding them. Anyway this users is very crafing and is constantly deleteing emails. In Exchange 2003 is there someway I can have a scheduled task setup to automatly export the users mailbox to PST every 30 to 60 minutes???

uid94130

You need to use ExMerge and create an INI file and a batch file that runs hourly on the exchange server as a scheduled task.

Check this link to see the command line options of ExMerge:
http://www.exchangeinbox.com/article.aspx?i=61

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compdigit44

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thanks for the replies...MrLonandB are you referring to a manual process? If so I was hoping to automate the process since I'm so busy during the day.

MrLonandB

Not manual at all. All of that users email will archive to a mailbox of your choosing. So regardless of what he deletes...you will have it. No manual intervention at all.

uid94130

MrLonandB is right. This solution is fully automated and will catch all the messages. Just keep in mind that the size of the mailbox will reflect the message traffic this user has (incoming + outgoing).

compdigit44

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Can you instructions on how to setup this type of mailbox

MrLonandB

If you are just wanted to do this for one user, create an additonal mailbox store on your Exchange Server. Move the User's mailbox from the store it is now in...to the new one you created. His will be the only mailbox in that store. Now right-click the new store you just created and go to "properties". In the "General" tab about halfway down...you will see: "Archive all messages...". Check that box and then "Browse" to the mailbox that you want to use as the archiving mailbox...possibly your own or another administrator or just whatever. Then Apply that.

Now all the mail that is sent to and from that mail store...will be archived to your mailbox. And of course, the only mail that will be archived is just from that one user...because his mailbox is the only one in the store.