Is there a way to make folders completely private in Exchange 200.

[katgentry]

My company uses Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook 2003. I have a number of
emails related to my job duties, i.e. accounting and human resources, that I
want/need to keep. They are separated into folders according to content.
Due to recent security issues in other areas of the company, my boss - who is
one of the owners - wants me to find a way to make the Outlook folders
private, so that even the administrator cannot get in to read my emails. How
can I do that?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Are you using the exchange mailbox or a pst file? You can password protect a
pst but a determined person could still get into it easily. A mailbox will
always be accessible by the exchange administrator.

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[katgentry]

I believe I'm using the exchange mailbox, because I cannot locate a pst file.

If that is the case, does the administrator have access to all of the
folders I have set up in Outlook, and the messages I've moved there, or only
the messages being held in the Inbox?
If they can access all of the folders, is there a way to change that, or is
there another place I could store the messages that can be made private? Or,
am I better off copying the messages to a private email account and deleting
the messages from my company email?

Are you using the exchange mailbox or a pst file? You can password protect a
pst but a determined person could still get into it easily. A mailbox will
always be accessible by the exchange administrator.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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My company uses Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook 2003. I have a number
of
emails related to my job duties, i.e. accounting and human resources, that
I
want/need to keep. They are separated into folders according to content.
Due to recent security issues in other areas of the company, my boss - who
is
one of the owners - wants me to find a way to make the Outlook folders
private, so that even the administrator cannot get in to read my emails.
How
can I do that?

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

If that is the case, does the administrator have access to all of the
folders I have set up in Outlook, and the messages I've moved there, or only
the messages being held in the Inbox?
If they can access all of the folders, is there a way to change that, or is
there another place I could store the messages that can be made private?
Or,
am I better off copying the messages to a private email account and deleting
the messages from my company email?

You WANT the Exchange admins to be able to access all of the mail or otherwise
there'll be no backup of it. If the administrators are not trustworthy, they
should not be administrators.