Re: What email archive solution are you using?

"Jack" <> wrote in message
news:fd2c6d08-b8cc-4b83-9d09-...
> Dear all,
>
> The client has 30+ users. The nature of their work makes them transfer
> files via emails frequently. I setup their Outlook to archive emails
> older than 5 months every 14 days onto a backed up member server.
> However, their Outlook may be closed on the archiving day or they may
> intentionally or unintentionally stop the archive process. So I have
> to work on each desktop to archive desktop user mailboxes and work on
> the terminal server to archive laptop user mailboxes once a month in
> order to keep the information store in size. Sometimes, I have to
> SCANPST on some corrupted large PST files. All of these make me tired
> and feel I need an efficient solution to archive user mailboxes.
>
> I expect the solution to
> - be able to archive the mailboxes (information store) from the server
> level to avoid user intervention
> - be able to let each individual user to have access his/her archived
> messages easily
> - be able to keep the archived messages intact and safe, not corrupted
> easily like PST files
>
> Is there such a thing on the market? What are you using to archive
> mailboxes?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jack
>

Depending on the type of money you want to invest, there are numerous
archiving tools. On the high side, there is Zantaz, which requires a
separate SQL server and separate server for the Zantaz installation.

Autonomy ZANTAZ - Information Risk Management, Information ...Offers secure,
Internet-based services that archive and retrieve business critical
transactions and communications while meeting business and legal ...
www.zantaz.com/

On the low end is GFI:
Email archiving, email management and email compliance for ...GFI
MailArchiver - Email archiving and management software for Microsoft
Exchange Server that reduces reliance on PST files while also allowing ...
www.gfi.com/mailarchiver

Check this Google search I ran for "email archiving solutions comparison"
and see what is best for your needs, features required (such as archive
searchable, OWA integration, Outlook integration plugins, etc) and budget:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...+so&aqi=g-e1g9


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Microsoft Certified Trainer

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To double what Ace said
GFI..

Great support from them also.
(Be it during their support hours Eastern time 6PM latest)

(I called last night and 2 people stayed Late to help me!)

Russ

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"Jack" <> wrote in message
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> On Nov 2, 10:04 am, "Ace Fekay [MCT]" <ace...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org>
> wrote:
>> "Jack" <dontaskwhoiam2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:fd2c6d08-b8cc-4b83-9d09-...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Dear all,
>>
>> > The client has 30+ users. The nature of their work makes them transfer
>> > files via emails frequently. I setup their Outlook to archive emails
>> > older than 5 months every 14 days onto a backed up member server.
>> > However, their Outlook may be closed on the archiving day or they may
>> > intentionally or unintentionally stop the archive process. So I have
>> > to work on each desktop to archive desktop user mailboxes and work on
>> > the terminal server to archive laptop user mailboxes once a month in
>> > order to keep the information store in size. Sometimes, I have to
>> > SCANPST on some corrupted large PST files. All of these make me tired
>> > and feel I need an efficient solution to archive user mailboxes.
>>
>> > I expect the solution to
>> > - be able to archive the mailboxes (information store) from the server
>> > level to avoid user intervention
>> > - be able to let each individual user to have access his/her archived
>> > messages easily
>> > - be able to keep the archived messages intact and safe, not corrupted
>> > easily like PST files
>>
>> > Is there such a thing on the market? What are you using to archive
>> > mailboxes?
>>
>> > Thanks in advance
>>
>> > Jack
>>
>> Depending on the type of money you want to invest, there are numerous
>> archiving tools. On the high side, there is Zantaz, which requires a
>> separate SQL server and separate server for the Zantaz installation.
>>
>> Autonomy ZANTAZ - Information Risk Management, Information ...Offers
>> secure,
>> Internet-based services that archive and retrieve business critical
>> transactions and communications while meeting business and legal
>> ...www.zantaz.com/
>>
>> On the low end is GFI:
>> Email archiving, email management and email compliance for ...GFI
>> MailArchiver - Email archiving and management software for Microsoft
>> Exchange Server that reduces reliance on PST files while also allowing
>> ...www.gfi.com/mailarchiver
>>
>> Check this Google search I ran for "email archiving solutions comparison"
>> and see what is best for your needs, features required (such as archive
>> searchable, OWA integration, Outlook integration plugins, etc) and
>> budget:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...en-us%3AIE-Sea...
>>
>> --
>> Ace
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
>> confers no rights.
>>
>> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit
>> among
>> responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>>
>> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA
>> 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>>
>> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please
>> checkhttp://support.microsoft.comfor regional support phone numbers.
>
> Thank you Ace, i will be looking into this
> have a great day!
> jack

> On Nov 2, 10:04*am, "Ace Fekay [MCT]" <ace...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org>
> wrote:
>> "Jack" <dontaskwhoiam2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:fd2c6d08-b8cc-4b83-9d09-...
>>
>>
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>
>>> The client has 30+ users. The nature of their work makes them transfer
>>> files via emails frequently. I setup their Outlook to archive emails
>>> older than 5 months every 14 days onto a backed up member server.
>>> However, their Outlook may be closed on the archiving day or they may
>>> intentionally or unintentionally stop the archive process. So I have
>>> to work on each desktop to archive desktop user mailboxes and work on
>>> the terminal server to archive laptop user mailboxes once a month in
>>> order to keep the information store in size. Sometimes, I have to
>>> SCANPST on some corrupted large PST files. All of these make me tired
>>> and feel I need an efficient solution to archive user mailboxes.
>>> I expect the solution to
>>> - be able to archive the mailboxes (information store) from the server
>>> level to avoid user intervention
>>> - be able to let each individual user to have access his/her archived
>>> messages easily
>>> - be able to keep the archived messages intact and safe, not corrupted
>>> easily like PST files
>>
>>> Is there such a thing on the market? What are you using to archive
>>> mailboxes?
>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>> Jack
>>
>> Depending on the type of money you want to invest, there are numerous
>> archiving tools. On the high side, there is Zantaz, which requires a
>> separate SQL server and separate server for the Zantaz installation.
>>
>> Autonomy ZANTAZ - Information Risk Management, Information ...Offers secure,
>> Internet-based services that archive and retrieve business critical
>> transactions and communications while meeting business and legal
>> ...www.zantaz.com/
>>
>> On the low end is GFI:
>> Email archiving, email management and email compliance for ...GFI
>> MailArchiver - Email archiving and management software for Microsoft
>> Exchange Server that reduces reliance on PST files while also allowing
>> http://www.gfi.com/mailarchiver
>>
>> Check this Google search I ran for "email archiving solutions comparison"
>> and see what is best for your needs, features required (such as archive
>> searchable, OWA integration, Outlook integration plugins, etc) and
>> budget:
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...+so&aqi=g-e1g9...
>>
>> --
>> Ace
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
>> confers no rights.
>>
>> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit among
>> responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>>
>> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA
>> 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>>
>> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please
>> checkhttp://support.microsoft.comfor regional support phone numbers.
>
> Thank you Ace, i will be looking into this
> have a great day!
> jack


You are welcome, Jack!

Ace

> On Nov 3, 11:07*am, "Russ Grover [SBS-MVP]"
> <supp...@REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote:
>> To double what Ace said
>> GFI..
>>
>> Great support from them also.
>> (Be it during their support hours Eastern time 6PM latest)
>>
>> (I called last night and 2 people stayed Late to help me!)
>>
>> Russ
>>
>> --
>> Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP]
>> Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
>> Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist
>> World Wide 24hr SBS Remote Support -http://www.SBITS.Biz
>> 30% OFF Microsoft Online Services -http://www.microsoft-online-services.com/
>>
>> "Jack" <dontaskwhoiam2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:a711b132-8585-4e8a-a9da-...
>>
>>> On Nov 2, 10:04 am, "Ace Fekay [MCT]" <ace...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>> "Jack" <dontaskwhoiam2...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:fd2c6d08-b8cc-4b83-9d09-...
>>>>> Dear all,
>>
>>>>> The client has 30+ users. The nature of their work makes them transfer
>>>>> files via emails frequently. I setup their Outlook to archive emails
>>>>> older than 5 months every 14 days onto a backed up member server.
>>>>> However, their Outlook may be closed on the archiving day or they may
>>>>> intentionally or unintentionally stop the archive process. So I have
>>>>> to work on each desktop to archive desktop user mailboxes and work on
>>>>> the terminal server to archive laptop user mailboxes once a month in
>>>>> order to keep the information store in size. Sometimes, I have to
>>>>> SCANPST on some corrupted large PST files. All of these make me tired
>>>>> and feel I need an efficient solution to archive user mailboxes.
>>>>> I expect the solution to
>>>>> - be able to archive the mailboxes (information store) from the server
>>>>> level to avoid user intervention
>>>>> - be able to let each individual user to have access his/her archived
>>>>> messages easily
>>>>> - be able to keep the archived messages intact and safe, not corrupted
>>>>> easily like PST files
>>
>>>>> Is there such a thing on the market? What are you using to archive
>>>>> mailboxes?
>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>>>> Jack
>>
>>>> Depending on the type of money you want to invest, there are numerous
>>>> archiving tools. On the high side, there is Zantaz, which requires a
>>>> separate SQL server and separate server for the Zantaz installation.
>>>> Autonomy ZANTAZ - Information Risk Management, Information ...Offers
>>>> secure,
>>>> Internet-based services that archive and retrieve business critical
>>>> transactions and communications while meeting business and legal
>>>> ...www.zantaz.com/
>>
>>>> On the low end is GFI:
>>>> Email archiving, email management and email compliance for ...GFI
>>>> MailArchiver - Email archiving and management software for Microsoft
>>>> Exchange Server that reduces reliance on PST files while also allowing
>>>> ...www.gfi.com/mailarchiver
>>
>>>> Check this Google search I ran for "email archiving solutions comparison"
>>>> and see what is best for your needs, features required (such as archive
>>>> searchable, OWA integration, Outlook integration plugins, etc) and
>>>> budget:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...en-us%3AIE-Sea...
>>>> --
>>>> Ace
>>
>>>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
>>>> confers no rights.
>>
>>>> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit
>>>> among
>>>> responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>>>> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA
>>>> 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>>>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>>
>>>> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please
>>>> checkhttp://support.microsoft.comforregional support phone numbers.
>>> Thank you Ace, i will be looking into this
>>> have a great day!
>>> jack
>>
>>
>
> Thanks Russ for the info.
>
> One question for GFI
> - Is it able to integrate all the existing archived PST files with
> their solution?
>
> thanks
> jack



First archive the emails so it reduces the mailbox sizes, then have
your users, or yourself (to make sure it's done right), move all the
data from their PSTs into their mailboxes, which then GFI will archive.

Ace