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User wants mailbox frozen - 22.May2008 11:11:51 AM

scruffty

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Hello
I have a user who is going off on Maternity leave, but wants her mailbox frozen.
When she comes back she wants us to unfreeze it and she will have all her old mails but no new ones.
Can this be done?

Thank you!!!

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RE: User wants mailbox frozen - 22.May2008 11:19:43 AM

John Weber

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disable it.

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RE: User wants mailbox frozen - 22.May2008 11:32:49 AM

scruffty

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and the mail will still be there after it's been ren-enabled? Will the backup program through a wobbly that its disabled?

Thanks

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RE: User wants mailbox frozen - 22.May2008 1:13:50 PM

Sembee

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I wouldn't disable it.
Remove the SMTP address and change the delivery restrictions on the account to reject any email. Hide the user from the GAL. Change the password to something very long.

Whatever you do, you need to have at least 24 hours notice of the user's return to enable everything fresh.

A backup application would only get upset on a disabled account if you are using a brick level backup application instead of/as well as an information store backup (and wasting your time in the process).

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