For Email Archiving

This article explains how to create a new retention policy in Email Archiving. This is necessary, for example, to make specific settings that only apply to certain email inboxes.

To create a retention policy, proceed as follows:

  • Open Email Archiving as an administrator. To do this, click on the email archiving icon next to the relevant email address.
  • In the navigation bar on the left, click on the symbol consisting of 4 small squares.
  • Click on Retention policy in the navigation bar on the left.
  • Click on the plus symbol or + Create new on the right.
  • Enter the desired policy name.
  • In the For field, select whether the retention policy should apply to all mailboxes or only to specific mailboxes. If you only want the retention policy to apply to certain mailboxes, select Mailbox.
  • If you select the Email mailbox option, the Email mailbox or mailboxes input field is displayed. Enter the desired e-mail mailboxes there.
  • Select the desired retention period in the Retention period field.
  • Accept the General Terms and Conditions.
  • Click on Save.