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?