Oh, OUCH. He must have run eseutil /p. Horrible, horrible. That's always a last resort, and this kind of thing is why.
I agree with what others have said; affected mailboxes must be deleted and re-created. Have the users save what they can in the mailboxes that will open to .pst files, then delete the mailboxes. The mailboxes that will not open should be deleted altogether. After all the affected mailboxes are deleted, I'd run eseutil with the defrag and integrity check options ONLY. If those come up clean, then re-create the mailboxes. And make them get you a tape drive! You don't need to do any file level backups at all, but you MUST do an online d/b backup. NTBackup on W2K is Exchange-aware, so you don't need fancy backup software (although NTBackup can be a pain in the ass with tape media). At the VERY least, do an NTBackup to file of the Exchange IS and put that file on one of your file servers (which, presumably, is regularly backed up). Everyone's allowed to have the lack of a backup bite them in the butt - ONCE. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
