Custom Filtering - Exclude Folder

[ChayDouglas]

Hi Guys,

I have Custom Filtering in place on my closed environment and currently have the following Rule in place:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 

<RULE_SET xmlns="x-schema:ruleset schema.xdr">

<!--Example Rule 1: This rule will exclude any email from archiving

if it originates from someone in the Employee Benefits distribution list.-->

<RULE NAME="Don't Archive Sally" ACTION="MARK_DO_NOT_ARCHIVE">

<AUTHOR>

<EA>sally.clarke@evdemo.local</EA>

</AUTHOR>

</RULE>

</RULE_SET>

It currently works as required - emails from User (Sally Clarke) are not archived. However, I would like to add a condition that is based on folder as well.

I would like the rule to be:
 If email from Sally Clarke AND in folder "Subfolder" - DO NOT ARCHIVE.

Currently I can't find the ability to exclude a folder without using EVPM scripts, is it possible using custom filtering? Is my attempted rule possible in any way?

Cheers
Chay 

[Rob_Wilcox1]

You do it using EVPM ...

[Directory]

directorycomputername = evserver

sitename = evx

[Mailbox]

DistinguishedName = /o=First Org/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=John

[Folder]

Name = \FolderABC

FilterName = DoNotArchive

OverrideArchiveLocks = TRUE

That's how to exclude a FOLDER.

Afaik you can't have the combination of folder + email.

[ChayDouglas]

Hi Rob,

Cheers for that. That's what I thought.

Was just testing how granular we can make Custom Filtering.

Say I use that EVPM script to exclude a folder and then apply a custom filtering for all specified users using the ACTION="ARCHIVE_ITEM" feature - would the EVPM script take precedence over Custom Filtering?

Cheers
Chay

[Rob_Wilcox1]

Sorry, I don't know.

[ChayDouglas]

No worries, I am trying to run some tests, but even though the EVPM script worked and the folder says, "Enterprise Vault Archiving Policy - This folder is set to 'Do not archive'" I can still manually store items within the folder.

[TonySterling · Accepted solution]

Yes, that will be expected behavior.