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Posted: 6/9/2008 8:31:24 AM EDT

Maybe I'm crazy or having a case of the Mondays...but how would one delete the items (emails) in a user's mailbox so it is 0kb, but leaves the mailbox in tact so rules still apply to it? Exchange 2003 BTW.

Posted: 6/9/2008 8:37:25 AM EDT

[#1]

What about purging the mailbox from the console?

Posted: 6/9/2008 8:40:33 AM EDT

[#2]

tried that...items are still there.

meh...i suppose i could use exmerge

Posted: 6/9/2008 8:43:54 AM EDT

[#3]

If you open the users mailbox I assume you see the items, what happens when you attempt to delete them?

Posted: 6/9/2008 8:43:55 AM EDT

[#4]

If your purge them, they will stay until they are tombstoned. It can take awhile and depends on the settings on your server.

Posted: 6/9/2008 8:44:57 AM EDT

[#5]

I assume you've deleted the deleted-deleted items....

Posted: 6/9/2008 8:47:41 AM EDT

[#6]

I haven't opened the mailbox in outlook. you shouldn't have to do that.

Posted: 6/9/2008 12:02:56 PM EDT

[#7]

Right click on the server and run the mailbox management process. If that doesn't work, go with exmerge.

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