MAILsweeper will block or copy emails meeting criteria you specify (contains a four-letter word; contains a .exe attachment; contains a virus; from [EMAIL PROTECTED]; whatever). I use the SMTP version which stands between the firewall and Exchange; there's a version that sits on the Exchange server as well--I don't know if it can look at messages that already sit in the mailboxes.
Surfcontrol has a similar product. PowerControls from OnTrack will search any unmounted .edb for whatever you want. Cool product! Of course, E2K has its own full-text index. There must be a way to query it. You can also follow the DIY route with a fairly simple CDO script. Basically you just grab the GAL, open up the first mailbox listed in the GAL, recursively open every subfolder in that mailbox, scanning every item therein. Then open up the next mailbox.... The initial run will take a *very* long time but after that you can just add a filter to your code to screen out messages that haven't been modified in more than a day. You can also make the code run a bit quicker by ignoring all contact and journal folders. -----Original Message----- From: Kleciak, Clint D N21 [mailto:Clint.Kleciak@;CIGNA.COM] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:29 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: scan Ex2000 for phrases or certain words in emails OK,,,,I have an Exchange 2000 server with 4 SG's and 4 databases per SG,,,,,I need something that will scan the databases either continuously or on a per night basis with. It needs to scan not only "subjects" and "attachment names" but also the emails for any type of common 4 letter words or phrases like "I promise a 50% return on this investment"..... I know all the downsides of running something like this on an Exchange Server but I have to provide a customer with a solution. Thanks for your help so far...... Clint "It takes a boy to be a man behind a keyboard".....unkown _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
