Exchange feasibility question - forwarding emails after a delay

[bancey01]

I'm an IT business analyst without a great deal of knowledge of Exchange functionality, so would appreciate your help. I understand that the below is possible in Lotus Notes using an agent to monitor a mailbox, but we use Exchange server/Outlook.

Currently we have a large group of users who need to circulate certain emails across that group.

Ideally, each email would be sent to a mailbox and delayed there for one hour (to be checked by a central department and forwarded to the group if appropriate). The more complex requirement is that any mail remaining unopened in the mailbox after the hour has passed should be auto-forwarded to the group, to account for periods when the 'checking team' are unavailable.

I'd really appreciate guidance on whether this is feasible.

Thanks in advance.

 

[nickpark]

1) Users send to a Public folder (or central mailbox)
Central department then fwd it on from there.

2) Complex requirement - requires code - can be done even as a quick VBSCRIPT.

Not as easy as Lotus Notes - but only because the Notes stuff is all integrated including the development environment (e.g. for agents).



You process seems to tempt the 'checking team' into forgetting to check emails though!