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It matters not whether you are moving from Lotus Notes, GroupWise or even a previous version of Exchange. To move to Exchange Server 2007, you will need to transport your current email to a new Exchange Server. For years I have encouraged companies to take this time to thin out the messaging environments in order to make for a smoother migration but can we easily or even legally determine which items should be discarded?

Message Journaling is a shotgun approach to capturing Exchange messages, period. Because it adds an incredible load on your Microsoft Exchange servers, most administrators only turn it after a problem or issue requires it. By the time you burden your Exchange Server with Message Journaling the moment is gone and the information you need is lost or only on tape.

This is the answer to the question I am most often asked. In my first article for Mimosa, I felt it appropriate to answer this question first. Why have I left my Exchange consulting business and joined Mimosa? I made the move because Mimosa gets “it”.