How can I remove attachments in Outlook 2000?

[starwarsdad]

All of my users keep every email they have ever sent or received to cover their butts in the event of a problem. That in and of itself isn't a bad thing. Most are not inclined to archive old email. We work with graphics and send and receive large attachments regularly. Several of my users are nearing the 2 GB limit on their PSTs.

Is there a plug-in, program, or hack that will allow me to go in and remove attachments in Outlook 2000 (or 2002)?

I have Googled and found a few, but was not overwhelmed by any and wanted to see if the Anandtech community had personal experience with one.

Thanks!

 

[starwarsdad]

bump

 

[beatle]

You could always have your users archive their PSTs and open them as a personal folder on their local hard drive. (Tell them to back it up to another place as well). Then they can start over on a new PST.

 

[corkyg]

Download Benign and give it a try. It works for me. You can set it to filter out all embedded sounds, and other junk.

B9

 

[starwarsdad]

My boss has been running Benign off and on for the last year or so. From what I have seen, it is a good app. I have not seen any indication that it can remove attachments from email once the file has been reviewed.

I am not trying to prevent my users from receiving attachments. I want to remove attachments from their existing mail store.