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GFI MailArchiver 6.1 for Exchange - Getting Started Guide About GFI MailArchiver  1
1. About GFI MailArchiver
1.1 Introduction to GFI MailArchiver
GFI MailArchiver is an email archiving solution which can archive all
internal and external email into a central archive store. You can then
easily manage the email archive stores from the web-based
configuration of GFI MailArchiver. You can also allow users to browse
and search past emails via the web-based browse and search
interface. GFI MailArchiver also provides Microsoft Outlook
integration.
1.2 How does GFI MailArchiver work?
GFI MailArchiver operations can be classified in three stages:
Stage 1: Retrieve emails from Microsoft Exchange Server
Stage 2: Archive emails to Firebird or SQL server database
Stage 3: Browse archived emails
Figure 1 - Typical GFI MailArchiver installation
Stage 1: Retrieve emails
GFI MailArchiver connects to the journaling mailbox on the Microsoft
Exchange Server and collects the emails.
Stage 2: Archive emails
GFI MailArchiver archives the collected emails to the active database
configured, for example Microsoft SQL Server.
Stage 3: Browse archived emails