Default behavior of Outlook Auto Archive might be different than users expect

If you are relying on Auto Archive to help our users stay below the a mailbox limit, there is something important that all end users need to be aware of:


If you create new folders in your mailbox, those new folders are not automatically archived. This may cause problems for people who think that all folders in their mailbox are covered. Any new folder will need to have the archiving option set manually during creation by selecting the properties of the subfolder. You can also reset the folders for the entire current mailbox from the Tools >> Options >> Other >> Auto Archive >> Apply these settings to all folders now.



There appears to be no way for us to change this default behavior without creating a custom Outlook plug in from scratch. Programming for Outlook is incredibly difficult so it is highly unlikely to be worth the effort. If you know of any existing plug in, please let me know.