Setting up Exchange 2003 envelope journaling

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
The following table lists the steps for setting up Exchange 2003 envelope journaling to Veritas Alta Archiving.
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Table: Setting up Exchange 2003 Envelope journaling

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Enable envelope journaling See Step 1 - Enable Advanced Journaling Configuration Mode (Envelope Journaling) .
Create a new mailbox store for the journaling mailbox See Step 2 - Create a New Mailbox Store for the Journaling Mailbox .
Create a custom recipient See Step 3 - Create a Custom Recipient .
Creating a journaling user mailbox See Step 4 - Create Journaling User Mailbox .
Set up a server-side forwarding rule on the journaling mailbox See Step 5 - Set up Server-Side forwarding rule on Journaling Mailbox using OWA .
Set up an SMTP connector See Step 6 - Set up SMTP Connector .
Activate journaling See Step 7 - Activate Journaling .
Set up a policy to clean the journal recipient mailbox See Step 8 - Clean the Journal Recipient Mailbox .
Schedule Mailbox Manager to run recipient policies See Step 9 - Schedule the Mailbox Manager to Run Recipient Policies .
Disable Non-Delivery Reports (NDRs) See Step 10 - Disable Non-Delivery Reports (NDRs) .
Add an SMTP Queue Growth Monitoring Alert See Step 11 - Add an SMTP Queue Growth Monitoring Alert .
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