Journaling for compliance migrations

Published Apr 22, 2024 • Updated May 1, 2026

Overview

Journaling copies mail for supervision/archiving—impacts storage and privacy.

Legal first

Retention scope defined by counsel—not “journal everything forever.”

Technical

Exchange journaling vs third-party SMTP journal addresses; verify TLS required.

Migration

Parallel journal during email platform moves to avoid gaps.

Decommission

Turn off legacy journal rules after new pipeline validated 48h stable.

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