Well, I said it wasn't huge, I didn't say that it wasn't an issue :) I just am not sure I want all of this email actively in my Exchange db, even though I would like the ability to sift through it maybe once a month.
Auto-archiving to a PST makes sense. I hadn't looked at that enough to realize that it was going to do what I wanted. I tried it on one folder, and it seems to be doing what I want. The only thing I *don't* like, though is that some folders, for example, Sent Items, are being archived, too. I hadn't checked them, but I guess they're selected by default. I wasn't looking to have that folder done. How easy is it to move messages out of the PST and back into your mailbox? <g>. Again, I'm just starting out with archiving, so excuse my ignorance. Thanks, Evan -----Original Message----- From: Salvador Manzo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:25 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Archiving folders Auto-Archive to PST? Client-side function. If your IS size isn't an issue, why do you want to move them? Wouldn't filing them in sub-folders serve the same purpose without the dangers of a file getting lost? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 13:17 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Archiving folders Dumb question for you all, just to make your Friday a bit easier :-) First, let me tell you that our Exchange server isn't huge (8GB) and I don't have experience with archiving. Is there anyway that I can archive certain messages or folders to an offline storage area? I know I can archive whole mailboxes, but my situation is that I have some large folders, some with 60,000+ emails, and I'd like to take, say, the oldest 50,000 and move them out of the Exchange database and into a file that would reside on our file server, where there's lots of space. I don't need these to be readily available, but ideally there would be a way I could use some program (maybe OL itself?) to browse through those messages if need be. We're using Ex 5.5 and OL 2000. I know about programs like Veritas Remote Storage, and while that looks like a nice solution that would do a lot of things, it also costs $3500. Any ideas that may be cheaper? Thanks, Evan List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
