I am looking for advice on an alternative to Public Folders as a shared email repository. Currently I have Exchange 2003 with Outlook 2003 clients and 1 office uses the public folders as a central store for project related emails. They deal with large documents so there are lots of attachments and the database is always getting near the maximum limit. I have heard SharePoint suggested previously but I am unsure about how the files will look. Regarding the ease of viewing and searching through them in the public folder format. Any advice suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also what are the legal requirements on email retention in the UK. All my research looks like it is voluntary is that the case? Regards Darren

You could use a shared mailbox, but again, this would still be an issue with regards to your disk space. If you want something away from Exch then I'd sharepoint. Searching is good from my experices, it's just like a website hwere you ca perform searches, and you can even index the content so you can search for keywords in documents which are uploaded in sharepoint. As for email retension, it's not legal for all sector but for some, i.e financial may be obliged to keep for 10 yeras where as an educational sector may not have to. Depending on the nature of your business and the requirements of a body which regulates your business set appropiately. Or if you have a business requirement than a legal/compliance requireement. Sukh