Is it posisble to get export-mailbox to search based on specific number formats like xxx-xx-xxxx rather than just content keyboards? We are trying to find any messages with social security numbers.Thanks for your help

Hi,Yes, that is possible as long as the contentkeywords's value format is XXX-XX-XXXX.The command should be as below:export-mailbox -identity source@domain.com -contentkeywords "xxx-xx-xxxx" -targetfolder test -targetmailbox target@domain.comThanks Allen

Thanks Allen but I think I wasnt clear in my email. I need to find any email that might have a SSN in it. Is there a wildcard syntax? Thanks for the reply.

Hi, Based on my Research about your question, Its not possible to use Wild card format as contentkeywor while exporting mailbox. Ref to: Export-Mailbox http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998579(EXCHG.80).aspx Exchange Server 2007 Export Mailbox task http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/11/28/431669.aspx Thank you. Sathish Kumar Elango | MCSE 2003 & MCSA Messaging | http://msexchangehelp.wordpress.com

Unfortunately thats what I thought... Thanks for your help!

Anyone know if this is changed in Exchange 2010?

Hi, Sorry again. It does not change in Exchange 2010. Export mailbox supports only Keywords not Pattern or Wild card. Ref to: Export-Mailbox 2010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998579.aspx Exporting and Importing Mailboxes with Exchange Server 2010 http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2010/management-administration/exporting-importing-mailboxes-exchange-server-2010.html Thank you. Sathish Kumar Elango | MCSE 2003 & MCSA Messaging | http://msexchangehelp.wordpress.com