Chapter 6

A Message about E-Mail

In This Chapter

arrow Defining e-mail

arrow Analyzing e-mail risks

arrow Managing e-mail quotas

arrow Reviewing Personal Storage Table (PST) folders

arrow Understanding e-mail filing methods

arrow Coming up with better names for your e-mails

arrow Reviewing e-mail software

Twenty years ago, most companies couldn’t have imagined the impact that e-mail would have on their business. In fact, e-mail now serves as the main contributor to the explosive growth of electronic information. With the growth of e-mail has come the challenge of how to manage it. Due to the volume of e-mail and its management challenges, it can pose significant risks to organizations. It’s important to understand these risks and to know how to reduce them.

Trying to manage e-mail may seem like an overwhelming task, but solutions ...

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