Inbox Permissions

[Guest]

I am using Exchange 2000 and Outlook 2003. User A has been granted
'Publishing Editor' access to User B's Inbox. User A can now access User B's
Inbox but only some of the subfolders appear. I went to one of the subfolder
that was not visible and granted the 'Publishing Editor' access there and
then it was visible. Do permissions have to be granted for each subfolder as
well? Everything I've read indicates no but that has not been my experience
and I'd like to avoid having to assign permissions to 100+ subfolders.

In doing a little more testing, I found that once a user is granted
permissions to the Inbox (or I assume any other level) then that permission
is carried through for any subsequent subfolders that might be created.
However, if the subfolder existed prior to the permission assignment then
that subfolder's ACL did not change. I'm not sure when the 'publishing
editor' assignment was originally made it my case but that might explain why
some subfolders appear and some do not.

Is this behaivor by design? If so that seems a little awkward. Bottom
line, how can I assign access at the Inbox level and guarantee that those
permissions will apply to all subfolders underneath?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes, that behavior is by design and you'll need to grant permissions to all the subfolders. YOu can use the free tool at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...92-d8ad-49e3-ada4-e2422c0ab424&displaylang=en

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The tool I suggested can be used by an end user (assuming, of course, you have permission to install new tools). It does not run on the server.

The alternative is to grant permissions to each folder manually.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[beccas]

I have a similar problem, but I am not running an exchange program. I just
reinstalled XP home edition, and installed Outlook 2007. I used to use
Outlook 2003. I've imported from my old .pst file, and when i try to move
messages to subfolders in my inbox, I get the following message: "Cannot copy
the items. You don't have permission to create an entry in this folder.
Right-click the folder, and then click properties to check your permissions
for the folder. See the folder owner or your administrator to change your
permissions." When i check permissions, it is greyed out so I cannot change
it.
I have tried reinstalling outlook, reinstalling the entire office suite, and
still the problem won't go away. It's possible the problem is in the .pst
file that I am trying to import, but there must be a way to fix this!
thanks for any advice!
Rebecca