Journaling is the process of using journal rules to record all communications in support of your organization's email retention or archival strategy. This process enables organizations to meet compliance requirements while going about their ordinary business, such as complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or the Gramm-LeachBliley Act (Financial Modernization Act). Setting up journaling involves defining journal rules that consist of a journal rule scope, a journal recipient, and a journal mailbox. Scope involves specifying whether the journal rule applies to all messages to a specified user or group and whether all messages – or just internal or external ones – will be recorded