Re: Retrieve deleted messages from server?

From: JeffG (not_here_at_mail.com)
Date: 03/02/05 

Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:00:30 -0500

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 06:29:03 -0800, "WetBehindEars"
<WetBehindEars@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can I restore a users sent items folder or do I have to restore the whole
>box?

That will depend entirely on your backup product - or advanced
functionality of your mail server.

>I have a user who moved her sent items to her deleted items and then
>deleted from there. I have tried the "recover deleted items" options, but
>nothing is in there. Any suggestions?

If there's *nothing* in the recover deleted items, it could be that
your mail server doesn't support it - I believe this is an Exchange
function. If your mail server is Exchange, the deleted item retention
may not be turned on.

My guess is that you're not using Exchange, as I don't believe you
actually CAN delete or move the entire sent items folder when you're
using Exchange/Outlook - they're what Exchange terms "special folders"
and they are protected.

And, if you're not using Exchange, then my first answer is the only
option - it will depend entirely on the capabilities of your backup
product - or alternately, on the functionality of your mail server, as
Outlook itself won't have the data no matter what your server is...

There are some "dumpsteralwayson" options (registry tweaks) for
Outlook, but again I think they only work with Exchange - and they do
not work retroactively so far as I know.

Sry for bad news...
JeffG

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