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Creating a Custom Mbox Export of an Account

Once an account has been loaded into the DArcMail database, you can package for distribution, in a custom Mbox file, any subset of messages from any folder in the account. The subset package is created from the original Mbox files, so those original Mbox files must still exist, in their original location, under the account directory.

Specifying the Subset of Messages to be Exported

The specific subset of messages to be included in an Mbox export file is determined from group of messages that have been previously selected (by using the checkboxes in the first column of any message list). The group of selected messages is maintained (and can grow or shrink) across multiple message queries; however, the group of selected messages is not maintained across DArcMail login sessions.

You can only create an export from the account that is the "current account" in the "Browse" section. However, within a login session, you can change the current account any number of times, and each account-specific group of selected messages will be maintained for the duration of the login session.

You can specify that the group of selected messages constitutes all the messages that will be INcluded in the export Mbox file, OR the messages that will be EXcluded from the export Mbox file. This accommodates two export scenarios: (1) when you wish to export only a few messages from an account; and (2) when you wish to export all the messags in an account EXCEPT for a few.

Naming and Location of Exported Mbox Files

The custom Mbox export files must be created under a directory that is NOT a child of the original account directory. This is the "export directory".

The export file for an email folder named "Inbox" belonging will have a name like this:

.../<export_directory>/Inbox.mbox
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