Unity Connection 8.5 Unified Messaging MWI

Hi Guys,
I just configured Unity Connection 8.5 Single Inbox with Exchange 2007. Everything is working fine, except the MWI goes off as soon as the Exchange gets the message. Is this the expected behaviour?
I need that the MWI stays ON until the user reads the message in Outlook. Is that possible?
Thanks!

Not sure if it applies here but, if you aren't moving it to another folder in your Outlook, try looking at this....
https://supportforums.cisco.com/community/netpro/collaboration-voice-video/unified-comm-application/blog/2011/03/02/cisco-unity-exchange-2007-disclaimer-transport-rule-causes-mwi-to-fail
Let me know if you have a disclaimer setup on Exchange 2007 etc.
Thanks!
Tray

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