Hi, As exmerge is no longer available in Exchange 2007 is it possible to restore a users rules and alerts from a full Exchange backup (flat file or information store)? Some of these rules are stored on the server from what I am aware of and some on the client. I am also aware only the server side rules could be restored. Any help would be great, but in relation to Exchange 2007 as we don't have any 2000 or 2003 servers in-house anymore. Thanks, r0nn13

Only Server Side rules can be restored even though you restore from flat file or from backup. Again you will have to activate those rules via outlook.The client side rules are stored in outlook. Vinod |CCNA|MCSE 2003 +Messaging|MCTS|ITIL V3|

Dont think this is possible since Restore-Mailbox dont have any option for system messages or rules.http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125218.aspxlasse at humandata dot se, http://anewmessagehasarrived.blogspot.com

Hi,From MfcMapi Tool, we can find that the rule table(server side) has been included in the mailbox.So I think when we restore mailbox, rules should also be restored. a. Open MFCmapi, and then click OK. b. On the Session menu, click Logon and Display Store Table. c. If you are prompted to select a profile, click the profile name in the Profile Name list, and then click OK. d. Double-click the mailbox that contains the inbox rules that you want to delete. e. Expand Root Container, and then expand Top of information Store.Note Outlook should be in Online mode to use MFCMAPI. If you see IPM_SUBTREE instead of Top of information Store, Outlook Cache mode is enabled. Disable Outlook Cache mode before you use MFCMapi. f. Right-click Inbox, and then click Open Rule Table. There we can find all the server side rules. Regards, Xiu