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Exchange Server Cookbook
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Exchange Server Cookbook

by Paul Robichaux, Missy Koslosky, Devin L. Ganger
June 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
464 pages
13h 2m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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7.16. Deleting Messages from the Badmail Folder

Problem

You need to delete messages from the badmail folder of your Exchange virtual server.

Solution

Using a graphical user interface

First, run the Badmail Delete and Archival script (BadmailAdminTool) with default parameters:

  1. Download the BadmailAdminTool from:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=782aaf0f-6239-40ad-adda-97863d852ff7&displaylang=en
  2. Extract it to a directory of your choice.

  3. Open a command prompt and navigate to the BadmailAdminTool directory.

  4. Run the following command:

    > cscript.exe badmailadmin.wsf

Next, schedule the BadmailAdminTool script to run with default parameters:

  1. Open Scheduled Tasks (All Programs Accessories System Tools Scheduled Tasks).

  2. Click Add Scheduled Tasks, then click Next.

  3. Browse to the directory where you installed the BadmailAdminTool and select badmailadmin.wsf.

  4. Leave the default task name. Select a schedule for the new task: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, One time only, When my computer starts, or When I log on and click Next.

  5. Provide the scheduled time and day to run the script on and click Next.

  6. Provide a user account with local administrative and Exchange Administrator rights to run the script and click Next.

  7. Check the Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish checkbox and click Finish.

  8. Modify the task to provide the specific script parameters you desire.

Discussion

When Exchange encounters a fatal error during a delivery attempt, it generates an NDR for the original sender ...

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