Using Barracuda Message Archiver on Google Apps
Requirements:
- Google Apps Business Edition or Google Apps for Education
- Barracuda Message Archiver
Create a Journal account
- A long stream of random characters would work good here, it will prevent someone from accidentally sending a message directly to this account.
- If using GADS, then create in your LDAP source. Otherwise, use Google Apps Dashboard, www.google.com/a/cpanel/yourdomain.com.
- Login to webmail with new account to activate the account
Setup Google Apps to copy all receiving messages to your Journal account
- Log in to the Google Apps Dashboard at www.google.com/a/cpanel/yourdomain.com
- Go into the "Settings" section and select "Email" under "Services" on the left column
- Make sure you have selected your domain under "Organizations" in the "Email settings" pane
- Scroll to the bottom
- Under "Receiving routing", click "Configure"
- Add a description if desired. Make sure "Inbound" and "Internal - Receiving" are checked under section 1.
- Under section 2. "Also deliver to", check the box and add your newly created Journal account, and click "Save"
- Click "Add Setting", then click "Save changes" in the lower left hand side
Setup Google Apps to copy all sending messages to your Journal account
- Log in to the Google Apps Dashboard at www.google.com/a/cpanel/yourdomain.com
- Go into the "Settings" section and select "Email" under "Services" on the left column
- Make sure you have selected your domain under "Organizations" in the "Email settings" pane
- Scroll to the bottom
- Under "Sending routing", click "Configure"
- Add a description if desired. Make sure "Outbound" and "Internal - Sending" are checked under section 1.
- Under section 2. "Also deliver to", check the box and add your newly created Journal account, and click "Save"
- Click "Add Setting", then click "Save changes" in the lower left hand side
Now that we are capturing all of our messages. It's time to….
Setup the Barracuda Message Archiver
- Log in to your Barracuda Message Archiver
- Go to "Mail Sources" and "Journal Accounts"
- Add a new Journal Account with the following:
- Server: imap.gmail.com
- Protocol: imap
- Username: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Password: whatever you set it for
- Encryption: SSL
- Port: 993
- Keep Items on Server: unchecked
- Save Changes
Wait a few minutes, then check "Basic" and "Search" on your Barracuda Message Archiver for your archived mail.