Outlook 2000 Lock a mailbox

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Crash Gordon

howdy all,

Is there a simple way to lock an incoming mailbox (actually a subfolder of Inbox) with a password (rather than using profiles). I want to keep the kids out of my business emails.

maybe theres a utility out there? I have one that locks regular folders but it doesnt work on Outlook folders :-(

TIA,

Rob
 
You can lock all of Outlook or use password protected screen saver when
away from your computer.

To password protect Outlook, go to Outlook Today, right click and select
properties, then advanced. Set your password there and do NOT forget it. It
can cost up to $600 for password recovery services.

Oh, and a little education for your kids about minding their own business
and not prying into yours might be in order as well.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Crash Gordon asked:

| howdy all,
|
| Is there a simple way to lock an incoming mailbox (actually a
| subfolder of Inbox) with a password (rather than using profiles). I
| want to keep the kids out of my business emails.
|
| maybe theres a utility out there? I have one that locks regular
| folders but it doesnt work on Outlook folders :-(
|
| TIA,
|
| Rob
 
It's not the kids fault that I get Viagra email every other second.
Thanks for the password tip!
:-)

| You can lock all of Outlook or use password protected screen saver when
| away from your computer.
|
| To password protect Outlook, go to Outlook Today, right click and select
| properties, then advanced. Set your password there and do NOT forget it. It
| can cost up to $600 for password recovery services.
|
| Oh, and a little education for your kids about minding their own business
| and not prying into yours might be in order as well.
|
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
| account will be deleted without reading.
|
| After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Crash Gordon asked:
|
| | howdy all,
| |
| | Is there a simple way to lock an incoming mailbox (actually a
| | subfolder of Inbox) with a password (rather than using profiles). I
| | want to keep the kids out of my business emails.
| |
| | maybe theres a utility out there? I have one that locks regular
| | folders but it doesnt work on Outlook folders :-(
| |
| | TIA,
| |
| | Rob
|
|
 
They know the way around locked screensavers. And, I really didn't want to lock all of Outlook just one folder.


| You can lock all of Outlook or use password protected screen saver when
| away from your computer.
|
| To password protect Outlook, go to Outlook Today, right click and select
| properties, then advanced. Set your password there and do NOT forget it. It
| can cost up to $600 for password recovery services.
|
| Oh, and a little education for your kids about minding their own business
| and not prying into yours might be in order as well.
|
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
| account will be deleted without reading.
|
| After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Crash Gordon asked:
|
| | howdy all,
| |
| | Is there a simple way to lock an incoming mailbox (actually a
| | subfolder of Inbox) with a password (rather than using profiles). I
| | want to keep the kids out of my business emails.
| |
| | maybe theres a utility out there? I have one that locks regular
| | folders but it doesnt work on Outlook folders :-(
| |
| | TIA,
| |
| | Rob
|
|
 
You cannot lock a single folder, it is either all or none.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Crash Gordon asked:

| They know the way around locked screensavers. And, I really didn't
| want to lock all of Outlook just one folder.
|
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| || You can lock all of Outlook or use password protected screen saver
|| when
|| away from your computer.
||
|| To password protect Outlook, go to Outlook Today, right click and
|| select
|| properties, then advanced. Set your password there and do NOT
|| forget it. It
|| can cost up to $600 for password recovery services.
||
|| Oh, and a little education for your kids about minding their own
|| business
|| and not prying into yours might be in order as well.
||
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
|| the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my
|| personal
|| account will be deleted without reading.
||
|| After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Crash
|| Gordon asked:
||
||| howdy all,
|||
||| Is there a simple way to lock an incoming mailbox (actually a
||| subfolder of Inbox) with a password (rather than using profiles). I
||| want to keep the kids out of my business emails.
|||
||| maybe theres a utility out there? I have one that locks regular
||| folders but it doesnt work on Outlook folders :-(
|||
||| TIA,
|||
||| Rob
 
You can use http://www.lastbit.com/covertmail
CovertMail is a software which helps to keep your e-mail private. This
program is designed to work jointly with Outlook Express. It provides
complete privacy and security of your message store, protecting it
from anyone who may want to access your correspondence without
authorization. Outlook Express (version 5 and higher) lets you create
several identities and even password-protect them.

Best regards, Tim.
 
Crash Gordon said:
It's not the kids fault that I get Viagra email every other second.
Thanks for the password tip!
Click to expand...

Sounds like you need to upgrade your anti-spam software.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
Crash Gordon said:
They know the way around locked screensavers. And, I really didn't
want to lock all of Outlook just one folder.
Click to expand...

My suggestion, then, would be to create a new Personal Folders file, move
that one folder into it, and password-protect that PST. All other folders
would remain as they are.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
Thanks,,,I'll check it out.



| You can use http://www.lastbit.com/covertmail
| CovertMail is a software which helps to keep your e-mail private. This
| program is designed to work jointly with Outlook Express. It provides
| complete privacy and security of your message store, protecting it
| from anyone who may want to access your correspondence without
| authorization. Outlook Express (version 5 and higher) lets you create
| several identities and even password-protect them.
|
| Best regards, Tim.
| > ||
| > ||| howdy all,
| > |||
| > ||| Is there a simple way to lock an incoming mailbox (actually a
| > ||| subfolder of Inbox) with a password (rather than using profiles). I
| > ||| want to keep the kids out of my business emails.
| > |||
| > ||| maybe theres a utility out there? I have one that locks regular
| > ||| folders but it doesnt work on Outlook folders :-(
| > |||
| > ||| TIA,
| > |||
| > ||| Rob
 
AH,,,that sounds do-able...hadn't thought of that.
Thanks!

Rob


|
| > They know the way around locked screensavers. And, I really didn't
| > want to lock all of Outlook just one folder.
|
| My suggestion, then, would be to create a new Personal Folders file, move
| that one folder into it, and password-protect that PST. All other folders
| would remain as they are.
| --
| Brian Tillman
| Smiths Aerospace
| 3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
| Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
| Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.
|
| I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
|
 
bummer it won't work with Outlook only Outlook Express.
I only use Outlook Express to read the NGs, I use Outlook for everything else.
Imo...its the one shortcoming of Outlook..no ng reader..

thanks anyway..

R.


| You can use http://www.lastbit.com/covertmail
| CovertMail is a software which helps to keep your e-mail private. This
| program is designed to work jointly with Outlook Express. It provides
| complete privacy and security of your message store, protecting it
| from anyone who may want to access your correspondence without
| authorization. Outlook Express (version 5 and higher) lets you create
| several identities and even password-protect them.
|
| Best regards, Tim.
| > ||
| > ||| howdy all,
| > |||
| > ||| Is there a simple way to lock an incoming mailbox (actually a
| > ||| subfolder of Inbox) with a password (rather than using profiles). I
| > ||| want to keep the kids out of my business emails.
| > |||
| > ||| maybe theres a utility out there? I have one that locks regular
| > ||| folders but it doesnt work on Outlook folders :-(
| > |||
| > ||| TIA,
| > |||
| > ||| Rob
 
timatey said:
You can use http://www.lastbit.com/covertmail
CovertMail is a software which helps to keep your e-mail private. This
program is designed to work jointly with Outlook Express.
Click to expand...

Sorry, no cigar. The OP distinctly said "Outlook", not "Outlook Express".
Read before posting next time.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.
 
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