Viewing contents of a mailbox from the Exchange server   

Hello there

When opening an Exchange System Manager and looking at my organization, the 
only information I can get on a specific mailbox is the size of it, and how 
many items are in it. However I would like to open it a bit more, maybe 
being able to see the dates of the emails in it, or maybe even read the 
subjects of the mails.

The only way I can think of that would achieve this would be to install an 
Outlook client and then log on with the user in question and view the 
mailbox that way, but I was hoping there would be an easier and more elegant 
way.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks in advance
Ib

date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:30:38 +0100   author:   Ib Schrader

Re: Viewing contents of a mailbox from the Exchange server   

Ib Schrader  wrote:
> Hello there
>
> When opening an Exchange System Manager and looking at my
> organization, the only information I can get on a specific mailbox is
> the size of it, and how many items are in it. However I would like to
> open it a bit more, maybe being able to see the dates of the emails
> in it, or maybe even read the subjects of the mails.
>
> The only way I can think of that would achieve this would be to
> install an Outlook client and then log on with the user in question
> and view the mailbox that way, but I was hoping there would be an
> easier and more elegant way.
>
> Does anyone have an idea?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Ib

Use OWA, if you don't want to use Outlook (and don't install outlook on your 
Exchange server(s)). You can't see anything in ESM. You'll need to have the 
user's password, or have granted your account full mailbox access, in order 
to do this - so it should be done only if management officially instructs 
you to do this. Reading users' mail is not necessary to do Exchange 
administration and administrators are automatically denied access by 
default.

date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:24:45 -0500   author:   Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Re: Viewing contents of a mailbox from the Exchange server   

Ah yes, OWA. I'll have a look at it.

Thanks

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" 
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> Ib Schrader  wrote:
>> Hello there
>>
>> When opening an Exchange System Manager and looking at my
>> organization, the only information I can get on a specific mailbox is
>> the size of it, and how many items are in it. However I would like to
>> open it a bit more, maybe being able to see the dates of the emails
>> in it, or maybe even read the subjects of the mails.
>>
>> The only way I can think of that would achieve this would be to
>> install an Outlook client and then log on with the user in question
>> and view the mailbox that way, but I was hoping there would be an
>> easier and more elegant way.
>>
>> Does anyone have an idea?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Ib
>
> Use OWA, if you don't want to use Outlook (and don't install outlook on 
> your Exchange server(s)). You can't see anything in ESM. You'll need to 
> have the user's password, or have granted your account full mailbox 
> access, in order to do this - so it should be done only if management 
> officially instructs you to do this. Reading users' mail is not necessary 
> to do Exchange administration and administrators are automatically denied 
> access by default.
>

date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:55:55 +0100   author:   Ib Schrader