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= Overview =
 
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MailStore can archive emails from the following versions of Microsoft Exchange Server:
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MailStore provides several ways to access archived emails:
  
*Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
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== Access Using MailStore Client Software ==
*Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
 
*incl. Windows Server Small Business Edition
 
  
== Archiving Features ==
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MailStore Client is a Windows application that can be installed on any number of user computers (depending on the license purchased). Of all the options for accessing the archive, MailStore Client provides the largest range of functions: Not only can users browse and view their emails but, depending on the privileges assigned to them, set up and execute archiving and exporting tasks. 
  
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== Access Using Microsoft Outlook Integration ==
  
'''Archiving single mailboxes'''<br/>
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With a MailStore add-in, users can access the archive directly from Microsoft Outlook. The add-in can be included in the installation of MailStore Client.
A single mailbox will be archived for a specific MailStore user. The archiving process can be executed manually or automatically according to a schedule. Please read more in chapter Archiving an Exchange Mailbox.
 
  
'''Archiving multiple mailboxes'''<br/>
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== Access Using Web Access ==
With MailStore, some or all mailboxes of an Exchange server can be archived in one step. All necessary preparations, such as creating MailStore users, can be made automatically during the archiving process. Archiving can be executed manually or automatically according to a schedule. Please read more in chapter Centrally Archiving Multiple Mailboxes .
 
 
'''Hint:''' Multiple Exchange server mailboxes can be archived immediately after installing MailStore Server. Simply log on as the MailStore administrator via MailStore Client, click on Archive Email, then on Microsoft Exchange and select Multiple Mailboxes. A wizard opens guiding you through the setup process.
 
  
'''Archiving public folders'''<br/>
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MailStore Web Access provides access to the archive using an internet browser. This has the advantage that no additional software needs to be installed on the user machines. In addition to browsing and viewing emails, web access also offers access through the folder structure and functions for restoring emails from the archive.
With MailStore Server, emails from the public folders of the Microsoft Exchange server can be archived and made available to all or some of the MailStore users. The archiving process can be executed manually or automatically according to a schedule. Please read more in chapter Archiving Public Folders.
 
  
'''Archiving all emails automatically upon sending and receiving'''<br/>
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== Access Using iPhone and iPod touch ==
With the support of the Exchange Server Journaling feature, MailStore can archive the incoming and outgoing emails of all users automatically. This is the only way to ensure that all emails are archived in their entirety. Please read more in chapter Archiving Emails Directly upon Sending and Receiving.
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Users can access the archive using their iPhone or iPod touch using a version of MailStore Web Access specialized for these devices.
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= MailStore Client =
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= Searching by Folder Structure =
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MailStore stores all archived emails in a MailStore-specific folder structure, in which emails are displayed using the same structure as their corresponding source application. This means that folders created in the source application (e.g. Microsoft Outlook) are not changed during the archiving process and can be found easily in MailStore as well.
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== User Archives ==
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For every user, MailStore creates a folder called ''My Archive'' on the highest level of the folder structure. Each folder corresponds to the user archive of the respective user and contains all his or her emails.
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If the user has access to the archives of other users, their folders are listed as Archive of ''<User Name>''.
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== Opening a User Archive ==
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To open a folder, click on the plus sign [+] next to the folder name (as is done in Windows Explorer). Proceed the same with any subfolders.
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== Viewing the Emails in a Folder ==
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To view the emails in a folder, simply click on the folder name. The emails will be listed below the folder structure.
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Click on the text Sorted by: <value> to change the order in which emails are displayed. Emails can be sorted according to:
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*Date
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*From/To (sender/recipient of the email)
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*Subject
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Click on the Field to the right of ''Sorted by'' (called ''New to old'' in the graphic) to reverse the order in which emails are arranged. By default, the latest email is displayed first.
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== Number of Emails Contained in a Folder ==
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The number of emails in the current folder is shown below the list of messages.
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== Refreshing the View ==
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To refresh the list of folders, click on a folder and press F5 on your keyboard.
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Click on the folder again to refresh the list of emails.
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== Creating, Renaming and Deleting Folders ==
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Information about how to create, rename and delete folders is available in chapter The MailStore Folder Structure.
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= Quick Search =
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= Extended Search =
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= Email Preview =
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= Reopening Emails in an Email Application =
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= Exporting Emails =
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= Automating the Export Process =
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= Microsoft Outlook Add-in =
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= MailStore Web Access =
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= MailStore iPhone Client =

Revision as of 12:15, 16 June 2010

Overview

MailStore provides several ways to access archived emails:

Access Using MailStore Client Software

MailStore Client is a Windows application that can be installed on any number of user computers (depending on the license purchased). Of all the options for accessing the archive, MailStore Client provides the largest range of functions: Not only can users browse and view their emails but, depending on the privileges assigned to them, set up and execute archiving and exporting tasks.

Access Using Microsoft Outlook Integration

With a MailStore add-in, users can access the archive directly from Microsoft Outlook. The add-in can be included in the installation of MailStore Client.

Access Using Web Access

MailStore Web Access provides access to the archive using an internet browser. This has the advantage that no additional software needs to be installed on the user machines. In addition to browsing and viewing emails, web access also offers access through the folder structure and functions for restoring emails from the archive.

Access Using iPhone and iPod touch

Users can access the archive using their iPhone or iPod touch using a version of MailStore Web Access specialized for these devices.

MailStore Client

Searching by Folder Structure

MailStore stores all archived emails in a MailStore-specific folder structure, in which emails are displayed using the same structure as their corresponding source application. This means that folders created in the source application (e.g. Microsoft Outlook) are not changed during the archiving process and can be found easily in MailStore as well.

Accs folders 01.png

User Archives

For every user, MailStore creates a folder called My Archive on the highest level of the folder structure. Each folder corresponds to the user archive of the respective user and contains all his or her emails.

If the user has access to the archives of other users, their folders are listed as Archive of <User Name>.

Opening a User Archive

To open a folder, click on the plus sign [+] next to the folder name (as is done in Windows Explorer). Proceed the same with any subfolders.

Viewing the Emails in a Folder

To view the emails in a folder, simply click on the folder name. The emails will be listed below the folder structure.

Click on the text Sorted by: <value> to change the order in which emails are displayed. Emails can be sorted according to:

  • Date
  • From/To (sender/recipient of the email)
  • Subject

Click on the Field to the right of Sorted by (called New to old in the graphic) to reverse the order in which emails are arranged. By default, the latest email is displayed first.

Number of Emails Contained in a Folder

The number of emails in the current folder is shown below the list of messages.

Refreshing the View

To refresh the list of folders, click on a folder and press F5 on your keyboard.

Click on the folder again to refresh the list of emails.

Creating, Renaming and Deleting Folders

Information about how to create, rename and delete folders is available in chapter The MailStore Folder Structure.

Quick Search

Extended Search

Email Preview

Reopening Emails in an Email Application

Exporting Emails

Automating the Export Process

Microsoft Outlook Add-in

MailStore Web Access

MailStore iPhone Client