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Create Multiple Managed Folder Mailbox Policies

In some cases you may want to create more than one policy for a managed folder, such as inbox. You will get an error "Managed content settings for the specified message class already exist for this folder" if you try to create more than one Managed Content Settings.
In this cases you can create another instance of the Inbox folder.

  1. Open Exchange Management Console
  2. Go to Organization Configuration > Mailbox > Managed Default Folders
  3. Choose "New Managed Default Folder"

This will allow you to create multiple managed content settings for one managed default folder.
Multiple Managed Folder polices

 

Create a managed folder mailbox policy

  1. Open Exchange Management Console.
  2. Go to Organization Configuration > Mailbox > New Managed Folder Mailbox Policy
  3. click New Managed Folder Mailbox Policy.
  4. In the Managed folder mailbox policy name box, enter the name of the new policy.
  5. In the Specify the managed folders to link with this policy box, click Add.
  6. Select the managed folders that you want to link to the policy, and then click OK.
  7. Click New.
  8. Click Finish.

 

Applying Managed Folder Policy

Use below Exchange 2007 cmd lets to apply managed folder Folder Policy to users.

Applying Managed Folder Policy by Exchange Server
Get-Mailbox -Server EX01 | Set-Mailbox -managedfoldermailboxpolicy "INBOX POLICY"

Applying Managed Folder Policy by OU
Get-Mailbox -OrganizationalUnit "Users" | Set-Mailbox -ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy "INBOX POLICY"

Applying Managed Folder Policy by distribution group
Get-DistributionGroupMember "Sales DistributionGroup" | where {$_.RecipientType -eq "UserMailbox"} | Set-Mailbox -ManagedFolderMailboxPolicy "INBOX POLICY"