Deleted Items folder question

[jhschell]

We are running Exchange 5.5 tandard Edition on a Win NT 4.0 server Is there a way to empty the deleted items folder on all clients from the server? I know I can delete emails but need to empty everyones deleted items folder due to the database being close to the 16GB limit.

John

 

[liorz66]

You can use Mailbox Manager tool for Exchange 5.5 SP3.
You'll get it from an extracted SP3 packge and find detailed description here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q305109

Good luck

LZ

 

[jhschell]

This still does not do what I need. It will not let me empty everyone's Deleted Items folder at once. Is there a tool that will let me do that, or will I have to go to everyones mail box and do it manually?

 

[Spirit]

Exmerege, will do exactly what you want, i.e. remove all items in "Deleted Items". Check the M$ website on how to set the peramaters correctly.

If you are receiving error messages post beack.

Iain

 

[zbnet]

Mailbox Manager CAN do what you want. You need to set it to Delete Immediately, then include the Deleted Items folder, and set its age limit to 0. This will empty all Deleted Items folders when MM next runs (which is also configurable).

 

[jhschell]

How do you get the Mailbox Manager to install. I signed in as administrator but when I try to install it, it tells me that I need to sign in as administrator. Why would it do this?

 

[jhschell]

I got past the Administration problem only to hit another. When I staurt to run the install it goes through most of it then comes back with "unable to install mailbox agent, [80004005]" then is says setup failed. Does Mailbox manager depend on the LDAP service running, because that is that only thing that is not running. It will not start up.

John

 

[zbnet]

Are you logged in a the Exchange Service Accunt when you're installing Mailbox Manager?

 

[jhschell]

Yes I am

 

[spuddym]

Install Outlook Client on the server. Log on to the server and create a mailbox for the Exchange admin account. Set-up this account for Outlook Client. As this is the exchange admin account it will have complete access to all other mailboxes. Add them through the o"pen these additional mailboxes" option, within the Outlook services options.

 

[jhschell]

I don't want to have to open every mailbox in my company. I just want to install MailBox Manager. I can open everyone's mailbox from my account if I want to.

I reinstalled the LDAP service but still can not install the MailBox manager. I get the same error.

 

[spuddym]

What about trying the problem from a different angle...

Is there not a group policy for Office - Outlook in particular that would allow you to set this option across the board. So when a user logs out of e-mail, the deleted items are purged?

 

[jhschell]

But would still have to go to every machine and with 200 of them, this could take some time. I would really like to get the Mail Box Manager installed and working. I don't have time to go to everyone's desk in 3 different states to do this.

 

[spuddym]

Group Policy's are assigned at server level - once, for clients to pick up automatically on a logon.