The need for archiving electronic records, including electronic mail [email] continues to grow. Large volumes of electronic records, including email, increased storage limitations, government regulations and legal implications have made the need to archive information a critical business issue. This trend will continue to grow over the next several years as electronic communication evolves and expands. This brings up several important considerations IT administrators should be mindful of. Between the time messages are captured and the time they are needed again for presentation or review, they will need to be stored. For Lotus Notes and Domino mail environments, this begs the question; is there a preferred storage format?