Dean,
Thanks for considering the archiving feature. A few suggestions for the administration of this feature:
1. Specify if specific messages are viewable or not viewable in the archives
2. Specify categories of messages in the archives; i.e. Press Releases, Company News, Special Announcements, etc.
3. The category names can be specified in a list configuration option
4. Entire categories can be marked as viewable or not viewable in the archives
5. Public and private archive search functions
Hope my explanation is clear. Let me know your thoughts...
Thanks,
Dan