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8 Configuring Email Client Access
GFI MailArchiver provides integration with various email clients and technologies so that users can
access their archived emails from remote locations, while in the office or on the move. Use the Email
Client Access page to:
Download GFI MailArchiver Outlook Connector, a Microsoft Outlook
®
plugin that enables users to
view archived emails from their Microsoft Outlook client.
Download GFI MailArchiver Outlook Addon, a tool that enables users to manually archive emails
contained in their Microsoft Outlook
®
installation.
Configure an IMAPaccount on your email client of choice to view archived emails in mailboxes you
have access to.
8.1 Installing GFI MailArchiver Outlook Connector
The GFI MailArchiver Outlook Connector enables users to synchronize their Microsoft Outlook
®
folders
with the data archived by GFI MailArchiver. This connector can be installed via Active Directory
®
Group Policy Objects (GPO) or via manual install.
8.2 How Does the GFI MailArchiver Outlook
®
Connector Work
Figure 2: How does GFI MailArchiver Outlook
®
connector work?
1. GFI MailArchiver Outlook Connector (installed on client machine) initiates a request to
synchronize Microsoft Outlook
®
folders with GFI MailArchiver.
2. GFI MailArchiver retrieves the required email and folder data from the GFI MailArchiver archive
store .
3. GFI MailArchiver sends the email data to the Microsoft Outlook
®
client machines.