Well I guess that is what I am wondering. Is deleting ~1 GB of mail on a server (exch 2003 sp1) a day through a purge from Mailbox Manager unhealthy for the databases?
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP] > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 2:47 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Considering a dedicated db for a group of users > > I'm not sure what you mean by "generating whitespace". If > you regularly > schedule purges, the the whitespace should stay at a pretty consistent > level. That is, it would stay at the peak value of the > amount you've purged > since the last compaction. That figure may be higher than > you want, but the > only way to reduce the amount of white space would be to > schedule the purges > to run more frequently. > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Presley, > Steven > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 8:58 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Considering a dedicated db for a group of users > > I have a relatively small group of users (~700) that I run > Mailbox Manager > against to purge all mail older then 3 days from their > mailbox (long story > on this, but it is required). I knew this would generate a > good amount of > whitespace, but I am finding that it is generating more then > I thought it > would. On average I am purging just under a GB a day. Given this I am > wondering if I should move these individuals to a dedicated database > (currently they are spread out among a number of servers). > Anyone have any > input on if this is a good idea and perhaps why? > > Thanks for any suggestions, > > Steven > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ 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.
