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Reporting on Mailbox sizes and counts for the Deleted-Items (or any other folder in a mailbox) for all users on a Server

Here’s one more use for an adaption of the mailbox age script I posted a while ago the mailbox manager is a great tool for enforcing age limits on mailbox folders if you would like some reporting outside of what the mailbox manager produces on folders that you intended to implement age restrictions on then this script may help.

Before running this script you need to set 2 variables in the code the first is the number of days you want this script to report on. Eg if you set it to 7 days it will produce a report of the number of items and size of those items in the folder you configure in the next variable that are under 7 days old and those that are over 7 days old. The second variable that needs to be set is the folder you want to run against by default its set to the deleted items folder.

numbdays = 7
folderurl = "/Deleted Items/"

By default the script doesn’t re-curse sub folders within the folder you configure if you want this to happen you need to unrem the following line In the script

Rem call RecurseFolder(falias & folderurl) ' Uncomment this line for recursion

What the script does is accepts one commandline parameter which is the servername of the server you want it to run against. It looks up active directory for all the users on this server and then connects to the server via the admin virtual root and then checks the folder you configure and looks at the size and age of each message. It them builds a html report for every user it found in Active directory and writes the report to the temp directory. For some more detail on the inner workings of the script please refer to my other post.

To run the script use a commandline such as cscript cntitems.vbs yourservername

I’ve put a download of the code here the script itself looks like

on error resume Next

numbdays = 7
folderurl = "/Deleted Items/"

set shell = createobject("wscript.shell")
strValueName = "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation\ActiveTimeBias"
minTimeOffset = shell.regread(strValueName)
toffset = datediff("h",DateAdd("n", minTimeOffset, now()),now())

Servername = wscript.arguments(0)
treport = "<table border=""1"" width=""100%"">" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & " <tr>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080""><b><font color=""#FFFFFF"">Mailbox
Name</font></b></td>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080"" colspan=""2""><b><font
color=""#FFFFFF"">Less Than " & numbdays &amp;amp; " Days</font></b></td>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080"" colspan=""2""><b><font
color=""#FFFFFF"">Greator Than " & numbdays &amp;amp; " Days</font></b></td>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "</tr>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & " <tr>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080""><b><font color=""#FFFFFF""> </font></b></td>"
& vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080""><b><font color=""#FFFFFF"">#Messages</font></b></td>"
& vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080""><b><font color=""#FFFFFF"">Size(MB)</font></b></td>"
& vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080""><b><font color=""#FFFFFF"">#Messages</font></b></td>"
& vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"" bgcolor=""#000080""><b><font color=""#FFFFFF"">Size(MB)</font></b></td>"
& vbcrlf
treport = treport & "</tr>" & vbcrlf
set req = createobject("microsoft.xmlhttp")
set com = createobject("ADODB.Command")
set conn = createobject("ADODB.Connection")
Set iAdRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE")
strNameingContext = iAdRootDSE.Get("configurationNamingContext")
strDefaultNamingContext = iAdRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")
Conn.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
Conn.Open "ADs Provider"
polQuery = "<LDAP://" & strNameingContext &amp;amp; ">;(&(objectCategory=msExchRecipientPolicy)(cn=Default
Policy));distinguishedName,gatewayProxy;subtree"
svcQuery = "<LDAP://" & strNameingContext &amp;amp; ">;(&(objectCategory=msExchExchangeServer)(cn="
& Servername & "));cn,name,legacyExchangeDN;subtree"
Com.ActiveConnection = Conn
Com.CommandText = polQuery
Set plRs = Com.Execute
while not plRs.eof
for each adrobj in plrs.fields("gatewayProxy").value
if instr(adrobj,"SMTP:") then dpDefaultpolicy =
right(adrobj,(len(adrobj)-instr(adrobj,"@")))
next
plrs.movenext
wend
wscript.echo dpDefaultpolicy
Com.CommandText = svcQuery
Set Rs = Com.Execute
while not rs.eof
GALQueryFilter = "(&(&(&(& (mailnickname=*)(!msExchHideFromAddressLists=TRUE)(|
(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(msExchHomeServerName=" &
rs.fields("legacyExchangeDN") &amp;amp; ")) )))))"
strQuery = "<LDAP://" & strDefaultNamingContext &amp;amp; ">;" & GALQueryFilter & ";displayname,mail,distinguishedName,mailnickname,proxyaddresses;subtree"
com.Properties("Page Size") = 100
Com.CommandText = strQuery
Set Rs1 = Com.Execute
while not Rs1.eof
falias = "http://" & servername &amp;amp; "/exadmin/admin/" & dpDefaultpolicy & "/mbx/"
for each paddress in rs1.fields("proxyaddresses").value
if instr(paddress,"SMTP:") then falias = falias & replace(paddress,"SMTP:","")

next
ReDim tresarray(1,6)
wscript.echo falias
call ProcFolder(falias &amp;amp; folderurl,replace(folderurl,"/",""))
Rem call RecurseFolder(falias & folderurl) ' Uncomment this line for recursion
wfile.close
set wfile = nothing
treport = treport &amp;amp; "<tr>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"">" & rs1.fields("mail").value &amp;amp;
" </td>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"">" & tresarray(0,1) &amp;amp; " </td>" &
vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"">" &
FormatNumber(tresarray(1,1)/1024/1024,2) &amp;amp; " </td>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"">" & tresarray(0,2) &amp;amp; " </td>" &
vbcrlf
treport = treport & "<td align=""center"">" &
FormatNumber(tresarray(1,2)/1024/1024,2) &amp;amp; " </td>" & vbcrlf
treport = treport & "</tr>" & vbcrlf
rs1.movenext
wend
rs.movenext
wend
rs.close
set conn = nothing
set com = nothing
treport = treport &amp;amp; "</table>" & vbcrlf
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set wfile = fso.opentextfile("c:\temp\Server-" & Servername &
"-CntItems.htm",2,true)
wfile.write treport
wfile.close
set wfile = nothing
set fso = nothing

Public Sub RecurseFolder(sUrl)

req.open "SEARCH", sUrl, False, "", ""
sQuery = "<?xml version=""1.0""?>"
sQuery = sQuery & "<g:searchrequest xmlns:g=""DAV:"">"
sQuery = sQuery & "<g:sql>SELECT ""http://schemas.microsoft.com/"
sQuery = sQuery & "mapi/proptag/x0e080003"", ""DAV:hassubs"" FROM SCOPE "
sQuery = sQuery & "('SHALLOW TRAVERSAL OF """ & sUrl &amp;amp; """') "
sQuery = sQuery & "WHERE ""DAV:isfolder"" = true and ""DAV:ishidden"" = false
and ""http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/x36010003"" = 1"
sQuery = sQuery & "</g:sql>"
sQuery = sQuery & "</g:searchrequest>"
req.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", "text/xml"
req.setRequestHeader "Translate", "f"
req.setRequestHeader "Depth", "0"
req.setRequestHeader "Content-Length", "" & Len(sQuery)
req.send sQuery
Set oXMLDoc = req.responseXML
Set oXMLSizeNodes = oXMLDoc.getElementsByTagName("d:x0e080003")
Set oXMLHREFNodes = oXMLDoc.getElementsByTagName("a:href")
Set oXMLHasSubsNodes = oXMLDoc.getElementsByTagName("a:hassubs")
For i = 0 to oXMLSizeNodes.length - 1
call procfolder(oXMLHREFNodes.Item(i).nodeTypedValue,sUrl)
wscript.echo oXMLHREFNodes.Item(i).nodeTypedValue
If oXMLHasSubsNodes.Item(i).nodeTypedValue = True Then
call RecurseFolder(oXMLHREFNodes.Item(i).nodeTypedValue)
End If
Next
End Sub


sub procfolder(strURL,pfname)
wscript.echo strURL
ReDim resarray(1,6)
strQuery = "<?xml version=""1.0""?><D:searchrequest xmlns:D = ""DAV:""
xmlns:b=""urn:uuid:c2f41010-65b3-11d1-a29f-00aa00c14882/"">"
strQuery = strQuery & "<D:sql>SELECT ""DAV:displayname"",
""urn:schemas:httpmail:subject"", "
strQuery = strQuery & """DAV:creationdate"", ""DAV:getcontentlength"", "
strQuery = strQuery & """urn:schemas:httpmail:fromemail"",
""http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/x0e080003"" As Msize"
strQuery = strQuery & " FROM scope('shallow traversal of """
strQuery = strQuery & strURL &amp; """') Where ""DAV:ishidden"" = False AND
""DAV:isfolder"" = False</D:sql></D:searchrequest>"
req.open "SEARCH", strURL, false
req.setrequestheader "Content-Type", "text/xml"
req.setRequestHeader "Translate","f"
req.send strQuery
If req.status >= 500 Then
ElseIf req.status = 207 Then
set oResponseDoc = req.responseXML
set oNodeList = oResponseDoc.getElementsByTagName("a:displayname")
set oNodeList1 = oResponseDoc.getElementsByTagName("a:href")
set oSize = oResponseDoc.getElementsByTagName("Msize")
set odatereceived = oResponseDoc.getElementsByTagName("a:creationdate")
For i = 0 To (oNodeList.length -1)
set oNode = oNodeList.nextNode
set oNode1 = oNodeList1.nextNode
set oNode2 = oSize.nextNode
set oNode3 = odatereceived.nextNode
wscript.echo oNode3.text
If CDate(DateSerial(mid(oNode3.text,1,4),
mid(oNode3.text,6,2),mid(oNode3.text,9,2))) > dateadd("d",-numbdays,now()) Then
resarray(0,1) = resarray(0,1) + 1
resarray(1,1) = resarray(1,1) + Int(oNode2.text)
End if
If CDate(DateSerial(mid(oNode3.text,1,4),
mid(oNode3.text,6,2),mid(oNode3.text,9,2))) < dateadd("d",-numbdays,now()) Then
resarray(0,2) = resarray(0,2) + 1
resarray(1,2) = resarray(1,2) + Int(oNode2.text)
End if
Next
Else
End If
tresarray(0,1) = tresarray(0,1) + resarray(0,1)
tresarray(1,1) = tresarray(1,1) + resarray(1,1)
tresarray(0,2) = tresarray(0,2) + resarray(0,2)
tresarray(1,2) = tresarray(1,2) + resarray(1,2)
end sub

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