Exchange mailbox traffic reports

Monitoring mailbox traffic is one of the important tasks performed by an Exchange administrator. When properly performed, this task can help prevent most of the internal attacks and recurring server or email queue issues. Exchange Reporter Plus' mailbox traffic reports offer insights on mailbox traffic, in terms of number and size. It equips an Exchange administrator with the data required to make important decisions like:

Optimizing server space for emails

There might be instances where one server might be handling considerably more load than another. In such cases, data gathered from mailbox traffic reports helps balance server loads and enables smoother operations in the Exchange environment. This helps monitor the Exchange server performance, and helps you plan future capacity needs.

Protecting email server against spam

An abnormally high number of emails either originating from or directed to a particular Exchange-user's mailbox is a clear sign of malicious activity. While in rare cases this might be intentional, it is often malware that causes these anomalies. Using the data gathered from the Exchange mailbox traffic reports, an Exchange administrator can be promptly alerted to the necessary action.

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The pre-defined mailbox traffic reports offered by Exchange Reporter Plus are:

• Number of Messages by Sender: Shows the number of emails sent by users during the specified period.
• Size of Messages by Sender: Shows the size of emails sent by users during the specified period.
• Number of Messages by Receiver: Shows the number of emails received by users during the specified period.
• Size of Messages by Receiver: Shows the size of emails received by users during the specified period.
• Sent Traffic for Users: Allows you to drill down into sent email traffic based on sender, time period, and whether the recipient belongs to an internal or external domain.
• Received Traffic for Users: Allows you to drill down into received email traffic based on recipient, time period, and whether the sender belongs to an internal or external domain.
• Number of Messages Sent and Received: Shows the number of emails sent and received by each mailbox.
• Number of Messages by Sender Based on Recipient Status: Shows the number of emails sent based on the recipient (TO, CC, and BCC) details.

Exchange Reporter Plus also allows you to run reports on email delivery times in your Exchange environment. You can check the delivery time based on servers, emails, and average delivery time. Click here to learn more about the email delivery times reports.

Filter details about email traffic over business and non-business hours effortlessly using the business hours configuration option in the tool. Mailbox traffic reports can be customized with respect to the time frame and the columns or attributes. They can also be exported to standard formats like CSV, PDF, XLS and HTML.