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Q160981: XADM: How to Export a Mailbox’s Attributes to a Text File

Article: Q160981
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbusage
Last Modified: 12-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to export an individual mailbox's most common
directory attributes to a text file. You cannot use Microsoft Exchange Server to
export the contents of an individual mailbox in a container.

MORE INFORMATION
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To export an individual mailbox's most common directory attributes to a text
file, follow these steps:

1. Copy the Mailbox.csv file from the Support\Samples\Csvs\Mailbox folder on the
  Microsoft Exchange Server CD-ROM to the root folder of drive C.

2. Create a new text file called Mailbox.txt in the root folder of drive C that
  contains the following lines:

     [Export]
     DirectoryService=<server1>
     HomeServer=<server2>
     Basepoint=/o=ORG/ou=SITE/cn=container/cn=<name>
     ExportObject=Mailbox
     InformationLevel=Full
     RawMode=Yes
     HiddenObjects=Yes
     Subcontainers=Yes

     [Import]
     DirectoryService=<server1>
     Basepoint=/o=ORG/ou=SITE/cn=container
     Container=
     InformationLevel=Full
     OverwriteProperties=Yes
     RawMode=Yes

  where <server1> is the name of the computer on which the directory
  service is running, <server2> is the name of the Microsoft Exchange
  Server computer, and <name> is the mailbox's distinguished name (DN).

3. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

  c:\exchsrvr\bin\admin.exe /e c:\mailbox.csv /o c:\mailbox.txt

NOTE: After you export an individual mailbox's most common directory attributes
to a text file, you can use the following command to import the attributes:

  c:\exchsrvr\bin\admin.exe /i c:\mailbox.csv /o c:\mailbox.txt

Additional query words: move

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Keywords          : kbtool kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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