Password protect an e-mail message before sending?

[Guest]

One of our users needs to send password protected emails to one of our
clients. While it is possible password protect a Word Document it doesn’t
seem to work in Outlook XP. Before sending the message the user can go in to
Tools --> Options --> Security and add a password to the document, however
when the email message sent to the recipient a password is not required to
view the email.

We use a mixture of Outlook XP, Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2003 all running
off an Exchange 2003 server.

Can anyone give me advice on the best way to send secure email to a
particular client?

Many thanks for any assistance.


Sharon

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Email messages don't support password-protection. You might want to consider sending the password-protected information as an attached document.

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

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

 

[Guest]

Many thanks for your reply, we had thought of that but were hoping there was
another way. Is there an easy way to encrypt the email if password
protection isn't an option?
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Many Thanks

Sharon

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

"Easy" is in the eye of the beholder, but Outlook supports S/MIME encryption, and there are also services to help with this -- see http://www.slipstick.com/addins/security.htm#services.

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

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

 

[Mel Ruttan]

A-LOCK for E-mail

http://www.pc-encrypt.com/_site/alock/index.mhtml

Regards,
Mel Ruttan

 

[Guest]

Many thanks for your replies, I will look into both of those solutions.

Regards

Sharon

 

[Guest]

The organization I work for mandated that we start using password protection
on all emails a month ago, but provided no way to do it. I even have the
office 2007 and Vista at home which is the latest, and still do not see any
way to do it. I know how to do password protection on WORD and Excell, etc.
but that would take forever and would take about 4 people to do what one of
us do now. I also know how to password my personal files in Outlook and
divert mail from the Inbox to the personal files, but these only go there
when the Inbox is opened.

It sure looks like Microsoft would have came up with this before now.
signed, need to comply