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Q244213: XADM: Configuring the Mailbox Manager to Exclude Message Classes

Article: Q244213
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55sp3
Last Modified: 12-FEB-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 SP3 
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SUMMARY
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This article explains how to configure the Microsoft Exchange Server Mailbox
Manager to ignore certain messages classes.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Mailbox Manager Add-In from Service Pack 3 can be configured to exclude
certain interpersonal message (IPM) classes from being scanned.

For example:

To have the Mailbox Manager ignore StickyNotes:

1. From the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program, click the Add-Ins object.

2. Open the properties of the Mailbox Manager.

3. Click the Policies tab.

4. Under General Policies, click the Message Classes button.

5. Add IPM.STICKYNOTE to the Excluded Message Classes list.

6. Click OK.

7. Click OK again to quit the Mailbox Manager.

Now during the next scheduled cleanup process, the StickyNotes will be ignored.

NOTE: Additional message classes that may also be ignored are listed in the
following table.

  
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM type        | Outlook type                            | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.NOTE        | Mail message                            | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.POST        | Post (in this folder)                   | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.APPOINTMENT | Appointment and Meeting Request entries | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.TASK        | Task                                    | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.CONTACT     | Contact                                 | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.ACTIVITY    | Journal entry                           | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.DISTLIST    | Distribution list                       | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+
  | IPM.STICKYNOTE  | Note                                    | 
  +-----------------------------------------------------------+

This field also accepts wildcards (for example, IPM.NOTE.*).

Additional query words: MAPI SP3

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Keywords          : exc55sp3 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP3
Version           : :5.5 SP3
Issue type        : kbhowto

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