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Q263448: XADM: System Requirements for Mailbox Manager

Article: Q263448
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.0 SP2,5.5 SP2,5.5 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc5sp2 exc55sp2 exc55sp3
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0 SP2, 5.5 SP2, 5.5 SP3 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Mailbox Manager is included with Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.
Mailbox Manager is a tool to implement corporate e-mail retention policies.
Features of Mailbox Manager include the following:

- Configuration flexibility. You can configure Mailbox Manager to delete
  messages according to message age, folder size, message type, and other
  parameters.

- Automation. You can create a weekly schedule that specifies when Mailbox
  Manager deletes messages from Exchange Server mailboxes.

- Report generation. You can configure Mailbox Manager to log detailed reports
  about message removal and other Mailbox Manager activities and to send the
  reports to administrators.

This article lists the versions of Exchange Server and Microsoft Windows NT
Server that must be installed for Mailbox Manager to work properly.

MORE INFORMATION
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Operating system version:

  Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later

Exchange Server version:

- Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0 Standard or Enterprise Edition with
  Service Pack 2 or later

-or-

- Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 Standard or Enterprise Edition with
  Service Pack 2 or later

IMPORTANT: Although you can install and run Mailbox Manager on versions of
Exchange Server 5.5 earlier than Service Pack 2, these earlier versions have a
defect that causes continuous memory leaks while Mailbox Manager is running.
That defect is corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 2.

For additional information about Mailbox Manager, please see the user's guide
that is located in the following folder in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3:

  Support\Eng\Server\Support\Mbmngr\Setup\I386\Mbmanug.htm

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : exc5sp2 exc55sp2 exc55sp3 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange500SP2 kbExchange550SP2 kbExchange550SP3
Version           : winnt:5.0 SP2,5.5 SP2,5.5 SP3
Issue type        : kbinfo

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