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Executing a Search
Basic Search
Advanced Search
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Auditor Role
Manage User Accounts/Roles
Accounts, Roles & Email Aliases
Advanced Search Options
Message Search
Searches are the main tools for the Barracuda Message Archiver, and can be made on virtually every aspect of a message including:
message body content
recipients and senders
attachment type and content
date
Searches can only be made over messages to which the Auditor has read access, so privacy is always preserved. Use the pageBasic Search
for quick one-time searches, or go to the page for a full array of search options including complex search queries and the Advanced Search
ability to save searches. are the basis for , used by Auditors and administrators to monitor compliance, andSaved Searches Policy Alerts
Retention Policies, to purge messages from the Barracuda Message Archiver that are older than a specified date.
Viewing a Message
The page of Barracuda Message Archiver initially displays a list of the archived messages that are accessible to the viewingBASIC > Search
account. The Search page displays basic information about a message such as senders and recipients, date, subject, and size. You can view the
contents of a message in one of two ways:
the Preview Pane
the Message Details window
A single click on any message in the Search results sends it to the embedded Preview Pane for viewing. Double-click on a message to view it in a
separate Message Details popup window. Both methods offer the ability to view the message as the sender intended for it to be viewed, as well
as the underlying message source code. You can also select the character set to use for a particular message which can be especially useful
when viewing a poorly formatted message that does not declare an appropriate charset. You can download each viewable message to your
desktop as an .eml file.
Executing a Search
Searches can be executed from either the Basic Search or the Advanced Search pages. Both modes are available to all users who have the
ability to search through messages, but only the Advanced Search page offers the ability to perform complex queries and create a Saved Search
for use in and Retention Policies.Policy Alerts
Basic Search
The Basic Search interface accepts a word or phrase on which to search, and returns all available messages that contain the specified text in
either the header or message body. This mode is useful when searching for that handful of emails to or from someone on a specific topic, or when
looking for any message that contains a particular phrase. These are one-time searches as these cannot be saved for later use.
Advanced Search
You can perform more complex searches from the Advanced Search interface. This mode offers the ability to combine and negate multiple search
parameters, save a particular combination of search parameters for future use, and execute any such Saved Search. You can search for
messages in a variety of ways including:
specifying a Natural Language or keyword expression as the search string
limiting the scope of a search to specific parts of a message
Auditor Role
The Auditor role can be configured to have access to all mail, or to mail that meets specific patterns configured by the Administrator.
See your Barracuda Message Archiver Administrator for details on your specific setup.