Hello All

I would like to understand more on message tracking which was little bit confused for me 2 days back.

As far as i can know, HUB SERVER is  the main part of the messaging tracking is playing  vital role in Exchange 2010.

also, mailbox roles too...

i can see the message tracking logs created in mailbox is only usefull , for  web interface for message tracking is part of the Exchange Control Panel and provides very basic search functionality to search for messages either sent by or received by a mailbox, based on the sender, recipients, and subject line.  

so message tracking logs which is available in mailbox is only user for end users who can perform the message tracking by themself vua ECP without installing EMC. -- AM I RIGHT  

How will message tracking logs created in mailbox servers .......... will it replicate from HUB servers?  

so if i have 4 mailbox servers, will all the mailbox servers having the same message tracking logs? or we may get different

Your information is much valuable to better understand on MT

Hi Rush,

Please checkout this technet blog available at below link which clarify your concern in depth:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/messaging_with_communications/archive/2011/04/22/how-to-track-message-in-exchange-2003-2007-2010.aspx

http://exchangeserverpro.com/exchange-2010-message-tracking/

However, a helpful resource you can checkout at here(http://www.exchangereports.net/) which comes with similar features while need to track mailboxes(sent/received emails), server traffic reports or folder reports in exchange server. It facilitates to produce the reports in various format which suits better in our environment.

Hi

Message tracking logs will only be found on servers running the Hub Transport role - if your server has only the Mailbox role installed then no tracking logs will be created or stored there.

There is no replication of tracking logs between servers so if you need to look for a message you need to check any Transport server in the organisation that may have processed it.

Steve

Hi Steve

If there is no message tracking logs in mailbox servers , then in the message tracking parameter , there is an option to we select server from sender , what is that and where it is picking up the logs ?

Any more suggestion further guys

Any more suggestion further guys

Hi

The "server from sender" is legacy and doesn't really apply to 2010.  All logs are stored on the transport servers.

Steve

you mean, if the environment is having co-existence with Ex 2007 or below and if applicable only from if the sender is from either exchange 2007 or exchange 2003

Am i correct?

That is correct. I haven't tried it but I would guess on a 2010 mailbox it would return the value of the ServerName attribute which is where the mailbox was created not necessarily where it is currently.