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Creating a Journal Mailbox in Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007

Overview

GFI Archiver uses the journaling feature of Microsoft® Exchange Server to get a copy of every email and store them in its Archive Stores.

The process of adding a new journaling address consists of two steps:

  1. Creating a new mailbox dedicated to journaling.

  2. Configure journaling in Microsoft® Exchange.

Select the journaling type that is available on your Microsoft Exchange Server. For more information, refer to preparing the Journal Mailbox in Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007/2010/2013/2016.

Process

Setting up Standard Journaling

  1. Create a New Journaling Mailbox.
    1. Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 > Microsoft Exchange Management Console.

    2. Expand Recipient Configuration node and click on Mailbox node.

    3. From the Actions pane, Select New Mailbox.

    4. Select User Mailbox option and click Next.

    5. Select New user option and click Next.

    6. Enter the User information details and click Next.

    7. In the Mailbox Settings window, select a Mailbox database and click Next.

    8. Review the New Mailbox summary for the new journaling mailbox and click New.

  2. Configure Standard Journaling
    1. Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 > Microsoft Exchange Management Console.

    2. Expand Microsoft Exchange > Server Configuration > Mailbox node and click Properties from the Actions pane.

    3. Select the Journal Recipient option, click Browse, and select the mailbox created in step 1 above.

    4. Click OK to finalize the setup.

Setting up Premium Journaling

  1. Create a New Journaling Mailbox
    1. Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 > Microsoft Exchange Management Console.

    2. Expand Recipient Configuration node and click on Mailbox node.

    3. From the Actions pane, Select New Mailbox.
    4. Select User Mailbox option and click Next.

    5. Select New user option and click Next.

    6. Enter the User information details and click Next.

    7. In the Mailbox Settings window, select a Mailbox database and click Next.

    8. Review the New Mailbox summary for the new journaling mailbox and click New.

  2. Configure Premium Journaling
    1. Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 > Microsoft Exchange Management Console.

    2. Expand Organization Configuration > Hub Transport and select the Journaling tab.

    3. From the Actions tab, click New Journaling Rule.

    4. Enter a name for the new rule and click Browse. Select the Journal mailbox created previously in step 1.

    5. Configure(Optional):

      • Scope - Select whether to journal all email (Global), internal or external email.

      • Journal e-mail for the recipient - Select specific recipient(s) for which this journaling rule applies.

    6. Ensure that the Enable Rule option is enabled and click New.

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  1. Priyanka Bhotika

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