How does GFI MailArchiver work? GFI MailArchiver operations can be divided in 3 logical stages: Stage 1: Retrieve emails Stage 2: Archive emails Stage 3: Browse archived emails Figure 1 - Typical GFI MailArchiver installation Stage 1: Retrieve emails GFI MailArchiver connects to the journaling mailbox on the Microsoft Exchange Server and collects the emails stored in the journaling mailbox. Stage 2: Archive emails GFI MailArchiver archives the emails to the active database configured, for example Microsoft SQL Server. Stage 3: Browse archived emails Users can browse and search for specific archived emails via the GFI MailArchiver web interface, using Microsoft Internet Explorer.