This article contains information on the retention periods for various menu items across different sections, such as Account, Archive, Message Center, Email Delivery, Email Security, Reporting, Services, and Stationery, detailing how long data is retained.
Account Menu
| Menu Item |
Retention Period |
| Audit Logs |
- |
Unlimited until contracts end. |
Archive Menu
| Menu Item |
Retention Period |
| Archive Search |
- |
The value of the "Maximum Retention (Days)" option in your account settings. |
| Exchange Services |
Exchange Task View All | Logs |
65 days. |
| Synchronization Engine Sites |
Logs | Site Summary Logs |
65 days. |
| Search Logs |
- |
Unlimited until contracts end. |
| View Logs |
- |
Unlimited until contracts end. |
Message Center Menu
| Menu Item |
Retention Period |
| Accepted Messages |
- |
Between 2-6 hours. |
| Bounced Messages |
- |
30 days. |
| Managed Senders |
- |
Unlimited until contracts end. |
| Auto Allow |
120 days after your last message was sent to the recipient. |
| Trusted Senders |
Unlimited until contracts end. |
| Held Messages |
Release Logs |
92 days. |
| Impersonation Protection |
- |
30 days. |
| Rejected and Deferred Messages |
- |
7 days. |
| Message Delivery |
Bulk Queue |
Delivery retry for six attempts (or one hour). After 30 attempts (four days), the delivery will fail or soft bounce. |
| Processing Queue |
Bulk Processing Queue |
| Tracking |
- |
30 days. |
Email Delivery Menu
| Large File Send |
Audit & Manage |
90 days or less based on retention. |
| LFS Reports |
Unlimited until contracts end. |
| Secure Messaging |
- |
30 days. |
Email Security Menu
| Attachments |
- |
Unlimited until contracts end (since January 2009). |
| View | Release Log |
Unlimited until contracts end (since February 2012). |
| Attachment Protection |
- |
30 days. |
| Attachment Protection |
Logs | Attachment Protection Logs |
30 days. |
| Logs | Attachment Links & Blocks |
Unlimited until contracts end. |
| Logs | Held Messages |
14 days (30 days for customers provisioned before October 2014). |
| Data Leak Prevention |
- |
7 days. |
| URL Protection |
- |
30 days. |
| URL Protection |
Logs |
30 days. |
Reporting Menu
| Menu Item |
Retention Period |
| CSV Data |
Rejections |
Unlimited until contracts end (since October 2012). |
| Overview |
- |
365 days. |
| PDF Reports |
Download PDF Reports |
Unlimited until contracts end (since June 2012). |
| Download Account Assessment PDF Reports |
Unlimited until contracts end (since July 2016). |
Services Menu
| Menu Item |
Retention Period |
| SMS Dashboard |
SMS Messages per Day |
14 days. |
| The last 10 Active Messages |
14 days. |
Stationery Menu
| Menu Item |
Retention Period |
| Performance |
- |
92 days |
Comments
Is this article up-to-date for the “Held Message Queue”? Our account WAS provisioned prior to 2014, but we're seeing held messages hard bounce after 14 days.
hi Eric, thanks for your feedback. We've updated the article to clarify this for you.
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