SysTools Export[Live Exchange to File System(EML)] – Technical Help


Pre-Requisites

  • Exchange server should be on premise.
  • “Microsoft Exchange Information Store” service should be running on Exchange Server.
  • Destination folder should have write permission.
  • Destination should have enough space according to size of source account.
  • Bandwidth should be minimum 10 Mbps.
  • Proxy Settings should not block the network call
  • Antivirus should not block the application.

Features (Supported & Not Supported)


Feature Point Status Description
Demo Version License 2 Users allowed
Date Filter Supported On Creation date time
Folder Structure Original Structure Maintained If folder hierarchy reaches its folder path limit then we create folder at root level and the items of remaining folders will get exported to that folder.
Unicode character Names For Folders Supported
Special Characters / Foreign Language Names For Folders Supported
Folder Name Existing Conflicts Supported It creates with incremental counter.
Deleted Items Not Supported Not in scope
Max File Name Length 50 Characters
Subject, To, Multiple To, Cc, Multiple Cc, Bcc, Multiple Bcc Supported
Categories Not Supported
Read/Unread Status Not Supported Not applicable after exporting to the local machine.
Mail Attachments Supported
Mail Timestamp Retention Supported Mail Sent/Received times maintained.
Drafts Timestamp Retention Supported
Maximum Mail Size Supported 25MB. Exchange itself support 25MB mail attachment.
Importance (High, Normal, Low) Supported
Plain Body Supported
HTML Body Supported
RTF Body Supported
Calendar Invitation Supported
Foreign Language Subject, Body, Attachment Name Supported
Group Folders Not Supported Group folders are not available in Exchange Server
Follow Up Flags Not Supported
Junk Email Supported
Signature Settings Not Supported
Shared Mailbox and Group Mailbox Not Supported Shared Mailbox and Group Mailbox is not present in Exchange Server.
Folder Policies Not Supported Not getting in MIME content
Mail Folder contain Calendar Item (Inbox and Sent items) Not Supported We are getting only Email items.
Folder Name length Supported 244 Characters
Folder Name Characters (\/:*?”< >|) Not Supported Windows itself not support characters. These characters in folder name is replaced by “_”.
Export On Network Not Supported

Shortcomings and Limitations


Limitation Reason
All folders present even if they are outside the date filter’s range The application is designed to preprocess the folders first and then the files
Forward slash [ / ] in Folder name Windows itself not support [/] in folder name. It will be replaced by “_”.
Backward slash [ \ ] in Folder name Windows itself not support [\] in folder name. It will be replaced by “_”.

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