XADM: How to Configure the Mailbox Manager to Ignore Certain Message Classes (244213)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3
This article was previously published under Q244213

SUMMARY

This article explains how to configure the Microsoft Exchange Server Mailbox Manager to ignore certain messages classes.

MORE INFORMATION

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 typeOutlook type
IPM.NOTEMail message
IPM.POSTPost (in this folder)
IPM.APPOINTMENTAppointment and Meeting Request entries
IPM.TASKTask
IPM.CONTACTContact
IPM.ACTIVITYJournal entry
IPM.DISTLISTDistribution list
IPM.STICKYNOTENote
This field also accepts wildcards (for example, IPM.NOTE.*).
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/21/2005
Keywords:kbhowto KB244213
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