MailStore Server is not a one way street for your data; all emails can be restored from the archive at any time and in many different ways.
Disaster Recovery
Should your email server (e.g. Microsoft Exchange) fail completely, MailStore Server can restore all mailboxes to a new email server in the form of a disaster recovery.
Independence from MailStore
The content of the entire archive can be exported in standard formats (e.g. RFC822 .eml files). The exported emails can be processed by any email or archiving system providing your business with long-term independence from MailStore.
Restoring emails
With a click of the mouse, users can restore individual or multiple emails directly from their respective user archive; no longer are administrators needed to perform elaborate procedures to restore emails from backups.
Supported export destinations
Methods
Built-in archive backup
You can create a full backup of your archive right out of MailStore Server by using the built-in archive backup function, which allows to store the backup on any filesystem such as local directories, network shares and USB attached storage. The backup includes all archived emails as well as all settings, like users and permissions.
Backup of archive data using external software
A backup can be performed using existing backup software which simply backs up the MailStore data directories. The setup of the archive data was optimized for incremental backups.
Backup to CD or DVD
MailStore can burn the entire email archive, or parts thereof, to CD or DVD. MailStore comes with all necessary components and does not require any other software to be installed. This archiving method is particularly suitable for backing up smaller archives or surrendering parts of an archive to third parties (e.g. auditors).
Restoring a backup
In the event of damage or loss, an existing backup can be restored to a new installation of MailStore Server within minutes. Because the backup not only contains the archived emails, but also includes all settings (such as users and privileges), the resulting downtime is minimal. The recovery can be performed as simple copy procedure in the file system.
