Is there a way to search an entire Exchange database for emails that contain specific keywords? We need to search subject, body, and attachments. After researching I found something called Exchange Search 2007 ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb232132(v=exchg.80).aspx ), but I'm not sure if that would accomplish what I want to do. I prefer to not use third party tools, so if there's something built in, that would better. But if there's no choice, then we will be open to third party tools. Any ideas?

You are on track if you want to use the MS Tools, i.e. use Exchange Search or Exchange Store Search as referenced in the Article you posted and also more here http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/14/3408299.aspx and here http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/17/3408316.aspxOther option would be to use the Export Mailbox function as outlined here http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2006/12/18/3397563.aspxFor a 3rd party option you should take a look at DigiScope http://www.lucid8.com/product/digiscope.asp since it can search the Production Store as well as any Backup/Offline copy of an Exchange store. Also in version 4.0 that is in final Beta there is an "On Find" function wherein you can designate what should happen when an item matches the search criteria, i.e. Export to PST, Purge, Export and then Purge etc.Troy Werelius www.Lucid8.com Search, Recover, & Extract Mailboxes, Folders, & Email Items from Offline EDB's and Live Exchange Servers with Lucid8's DigiScope

You are on track if you want to use the MS Tools, i.e. use Exchange Search or Exchange Store Search as referenced in the Article you posted and also more here http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/14/3408299.aspx and here http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/17/3408316.aspxOther option would be to use the Export Mailbox function as outlined here http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2006/12/18/3397563.aspxFor a 3rd party option you should take a look at DigiScope http://www.lucid8.com/product/digiscope.asp since it can search the Production Store as well as any Backup/Offline copy of an Exchange store. Also in version 4.0 that is in final Beta there is an "On Find" function wherein you can designate what should happen when an item matches the search criteria, i.e. Export to PST, Purge, Export and then Purge etc. Troy Werelius www.Lucid8.com Search, Recover, & Extract Mailboxes, Folders, & Email Items from Offline EDB's and Live Exchange Servers with Lucid8's DigiScope I like the microsoft search idea. But I read that it needs Content Indexing. We are not sure if content indexing was installed/enabled. Is there a way to find out? And if we don't have it, is there a way to install it after the fact?

Exchange Search is automatically installed and configured for all mailbox type databases, however that does not mean it was left on or that the indexes are still in good shape, however if you do a search and fee that you are not getting accurate results you can tell it to re-index the stores http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995966%28v=exchg.80%29.aspx but just keep in mind that this takes time and about 20 + percent overhead. Here are a few sequential post that I think you will find valuable PART 1: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/14/3408299.aspx PART 2: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/17/3408316.aspx PART 3: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/10/15/3408557.aspxTroy Werelius www.Lucid8.com Search, Recover, & Extract Mailboxes, Folders, & Email Items from Offline EDB's and Live Exchange Servers with Lucid8's DigiScope

Exchange Search is automatically installed and configured for all mailbox type databases, however that does not mean it was left on or that the indexes are still in good shape, however if you do a search and fee that you are not getting accurate results you can tell it to re-index the stores http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995966%28v=exchg.80%29.aspx but just keep in mind that this takes time and about 20 + percent overhead. Here are a few sequential post that I think you will find valuable PART 1: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/14/3408299.aspx PART 2: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/09/17/3408316.aspx PART 3: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2009/10/15/3408557.aspxTroy Werelius www.Lucid8.com Search, Recover, & Extract Mailboxes, Folders, & Email Items from Offline EDB's and Live Exchange Servers with Lucid8's DigiScope

I think you can use Export-mailbox function to do that: Use this way to search body: Get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited| Export-Mailbox -ContentKeywords " Content keywords" -TargetMailbox Administrator -TargetFolder 'Search folder' You can use this way to search subject: Get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited| Export-Mailbox -SubjectKeywords " Content keywords" -TargetMailbox Administrator -TargetFolder 'Search folder' Way to search attachment: Get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited| Export-Mailbox -AttachmentFilenames " Content keywords" -TargetMailbox Administrator -TargetFolder 'Search folder' Related document for command: Export-Mailbox http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998579(v=exchg.80).aspx Thanks, EvanEvan Liu TechNet Community Support

I think you can use Export-mailbox function to do that: Use this way to search body: Get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited| Export-Mailbox -ContentKeywords " Content keywords" -TargetMailbox Administrator -TargetFolder 'Search folder' You can use this way to search subject: Get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited| Export-Mailbox -SubjectKeywords " Content keywords" -TargetMailbox Administrator -TargetFolder 'Search folder' Way to search attachment: Get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited| Export-Mailbox -AttachmentFilenames " Content keywords" -TargetMailbox Administrator -TargetFolder 'Search folder' Related document for command: Export-Mailbox http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998579(v=exchg.80).aspx Thanks, EvanEvan Liu TechNet Community Support