How to enable auditing for public folder mailboxes?

Question

To ensure the below secure score recommendation is implemented, how to enable auditing for public folder mailboxes?

Answer 1

There would be no point in enabling auditing for a public folder mailbox. Those are just the containers for the Public Folders

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/collaboration/public-folders/public-folders?view=exchserver-2019#public-folder-architecture

Answer 2

Hi @Jean Paul Nkundabose

I am afraid there is no way to enable auditing for public folder mailboxes. The Mailbox types that are supported by mailbox auditing on by default are described in the following table.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-mailboxes#supported-mailbox-types

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