Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out

Putting a mailbox on retention hold

When you put a mailbox on retention hold, you tell Exchange to suspend the processing of any retention policies that apply to the mailbox. For example, if a user is away for an extended period and will not be able to process the items in his mailbox, you could put his mailbox on retention hold to prevent Exchange moving from items to his archive mailbox. You can set retention hold on a mailbox through EMC or EMS. To do this with EMC, select the mailbox and view its properties. Click the Mailbox Settings tab and select the Messaging Records Management option. You can then select the start and end date for the retention hold period (Figure 15-19). Setting any hold on a mailbox—retention or litigation—could take ...