Configuring Mail archiving

Screenshot 82 - Archiving properties

To archive mail:

1. In the GFI MailEssentials configuration, highlight the mail archiving node, right click and select properties. This brings up the Mail Archiving properties dialog.

2. You can now specify to archive inbound and/or outbound mail.

Enable Inbound archiving: Select this option to enable archiving of inbound mail.

Enable Outbound archiving: Select this option to enable archiving of Outbound mail.

3. Then choose whether to archive mail to a database or to a text file.

4. If you want to archive mail to a text file, click on the button 'Configure' to select the location and filename to which MailEssentials should archive the mail. Be sure to select a drive with ample disk space! Note: If you archive to a text file, attachments will not be archived.

5. If you want to archive mail to a database you have to select which database you wish to use. Although you can archive mail to an access database file, this is not very practical, considering the amount of data that will be archived.

Screenshot 83 - SQL server settings

6. Select SQL/MSDE (note that if you select MSDE there is a limit of 2 gigabyte) and specify server name, database and credentials.