Sharing E-Mail Account

[Guest]

Hi,

I keep finding information about sharing calendars, but I need to get into
my boss's e-mail account as well. How do I do that?

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

I assume you are using Microsoft Exchange? Have you already tried "Open
Other User's Folder" from the File menu? You would need to have the correct
permissions to access your boss's Inbox or any other e-mail folders...ask
your Exchange administrator.

 

[Guest]

Hi, Jocelyn:

First, let me start by apologizing for forgetting to tell you which version
of Outlook I would be using, which is 2003, and thanking you for your post. I
will be starting work at a large company this week, so I am sure all the
network stuff is all set.

I know how to set up permissions to share his calendar and how to access his
calendar. I do not remember from the last contract job at which I used
Outlook how to set up permissions for e-mail however. I do not have Outlook
in front of me because I am at home today.

I just need the steps I will be taking with my new boss at his computer to
allow me access to his e-mail account. I cannot find any information anywhere
on how to do this. I am typically the person who sets this stuff up at my
contract jobs, however, my last few jobs utilized your competitor's e-mail
application, so I forgot.

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

In Exchange, you would need to have the appropriate permissions at the root
of your boss's mailbox, and then you would have to be given either "Send on
behalf of" or "Send As" rights for his e-mails. If you use Send on Behalf,
when you send out an e-mail from his mailbox, the "From" line will say "From:
HelpingTheBoss on behalf of TheBoss". If you use Send As, the From line will
just have the boss's e-mail address on it, so nobody will know it was sent by
you and not him unless you put some kind of disclaimer in the body of the
message.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Jocelyn!

In Exchange, you would need to have the appropriate permissions at the root
of your boss's mailbox, and then you would have to be given either "Send on
behalf of" or "Send As" rights for his e-mails. If you use Send on Behalf,
when you send out an e-mail from his mailbox, the "From" line will say "From:
HelpingTheBoss on behalf of TheBoss". If you use Send As, the From line will
just have the boss's e-mail address on it, so nobody will know it was sent by
you and not him unless you put some kind of disclaimer in the body of the
message.

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Jocelyn Fiorello

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[Guest]

Wait! No. Actually, I just found what I needed in my Outlook book:

In Outlook on boss's computer, make copy of boss's Inbox, right-click the
folder representing the copy of the boss's inbox, click Sharing to get to
Properties dialog box, in Properties dialog box choose myself as an added
user of his inbox and set levels of access, and delete his copy of his Inbox.

Thanks for trying.