Originally posted here by morganlefay
IMHO....Users should not use mailboxes for storage...thats what file servers are for, shared directories etc
Got that right, MLF! You may also have a corporate policy for data retention that should be examined as applies to email. Just remind your users that anything they keep on the Exchange mailbox may be subpoenaed in a court case, or may be used against them in an HR event. If you are a public entity, anything store in mailboxes is also vulnerable to "freedom of information act" requests. Also, depending on your policy, the user may have no expectation of privacy (i.e.; the coporation owns that information).

Granted, some of that information is available in backups, depending on how long you maintain your rotation. I like short turnaround rotations, myself.

You can't produce something you don't have. Short retention policies rule!