Group journaling filter rules

Each line of the rules file takes the following format:

<keyword>:<value>

Table: List of Group Journaling keywords for rules shows the keywords and values that you can enter in the file.

Table: List of Group Journaling keywords for rules

Keyword	Description	Value
retcat	The retention category to assign to matching messages. The file must contain a retention category line and the retention category must exist	Retention category name. For example: retcat:Flagged
sample	The percentage sample rate of matching messages to be archived. If this line is missing, the sample rate defaults to 100%	Integer (without % sign). For example: sample:25
userset	Used to define the groups of user addresses to be matched. The rules file must contain two userset lines; one for each group. Each line defines a distribution list containing the addresses of group members. The specified distribution lists must not be empty	legacyExchangeDN of the distribution list. For example: userset:/o=acme/ou=research/cn=recipients/cn=groupa

Keyword

Description

Value

retcat

The retention category to assign to matching messages. The file must contain a retention category line and the retention category must exist

Retention category name. For example:

retcat:Flagged

sample

The percentage sample rate of matching messages to be archived. If this line is missing, the sample rate defaults to 100%

Integer (without % sign). For example:

sample:25

userset

Used to define the groups of user addresses to be matched. The rules file must contain two userset lines; one for each group. Each line defines a distribution list containing the addresses of group members. The specified distribution lists must not be empty

legacyExchangeDN of the distribution list. For example:

userset:/o=acme/ou=research/cn=recipients/cn=groupa

Note:

You can view the legacyExchangeDN property using ADSIEdit.msc or a similar Active Directory tool.

Using the following example rules file, 25% of the messages sent by members of one distribution list to members of the other distribution list will be assigned the retention category, Flagged.

userset:/o=acme/ou=research/cn=recipients/cn=groupa
userset:/o=acme/ou=research/cn=recipients/cn=groupb
retcat:Flagged
sample:25