Hi all we have a requirement to extract attachments from a particular account, but we have to do this from exchange server side. we donot want to install the outlook client on exchange server. so Please advise me on this. how to develop a script to extract email attachments from a email account. regards, Uthangavel uthangavel@auritas.com

we donot want to install the outlook client on exchange server. Hi Uthangavel, Are you running Exchange 2007? If you want to run Export-Mailbox to export items to pst files, you need: The 32-bit version of the Exchange management tools Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP2 or later versions You don't need to install Outlook on Exchange server. Export-Mailbox http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998579(v=exchg.80).aspxFrank Wang TechNet Community Support

Frank is correct and if you are interested in 3rd party products check out Lucid8's DigiScope http://www.lucid8.com/product/digiscope.asp which will allow you to do exactly what you desire, i.e. just export the attachments to disk. DigiScope can also open offline Exchange databases so that you can Browse, Search, Export Mailboxes, Folders and Items to PST & MSG or if desired recover/import/migrate direct from an Offline Exchange Database (.EDB) into any Production Exchange server even cross version i.e. 2003 --> 2007 --> 2010 etc.Troy Werelius www.Lucid8.com Search, Recover, & Extract Mailboxes, Folders, & Email Items from Offline EDB's and Live Exchange Servers or Import/Migrate direct from Offline EDB to Any Production Exchange Server, even cross version i.e. 2003 --> 2007 --> 2010 with Lucid8's DigiScope

we donot want to install the outlook client on exchange server. Hi Uthangavel, Are you running Exchange 2007? If you want to run Export-Mailbox to export items to pst files, you need: The 32-bit version of the Exchange management tools Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP2 or later versions You don't need to install Outlook on Exchange server. Export-Mailbox http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998579(v=exchg.80).aspxFrank Wang TechNet Community Support