Re: Setting permissions on Outlook mailboxes

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Sue, there are no permissions set for any containers above the
mailboxes.....Organization level, Site Level, etc...

rhs

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> You still have containers without AD. Specifically, in the Exchange Administrator program, look under:
>
> Organization
> Site
> Configuration
> Servers
> Specific Server Name
> Server Recipients
> -- here you should find all the mailboxes
>
> Permissions on the Site container and the Server Recipients container will be inherited by all mailboxes.
>
> Make sure you expose the Permissions tab by choosing Tools | Options from the Exchange Administrator program's menu. You will want to check what account(s) and/or groups have the User role over the containeres and mailboxes
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of
> Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
> Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
> http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
>
>
> "RHS" <RHS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2FEE203A-D659-4BF7-854C-E1AFD2031FA8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > The permissions are set to Name: Default, Permission Level: None.
> > These are viewable and changeable through Outlook.
> >
> > There are no containers in Exchange 5.5.
> > There are no permissions to be set at a higher level than the mailboxes
> > themselves in Exchange 5.5 Server, done through Outlook.
> >
> > With Exchange Server 5.5 in a mixed mode with Active Directory, it is not
> > dependent on Active Directory, meaning that Exchange Server 5.5 can be
> > maintained on it's own without going through AD to make changes.
> > These permissions can be set through Outlook. I can mount anyones mailbox
> > here in the office and change their permissions. The problem is that it is
> > too liberal with the Default setting and I just need to know how to tighten
> > it down so that someone can't mount someone elses mailbox (as I've seen in
> > the event viewer on the Exchange Server 5.5 event logs). What would be the
> > appropriate setting (done through Outlook) to lock it down.
> >
> > rhs
> >
> >
> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> The other thing to look at, then, are the permissions granted by individual users on a folder-by-folder basis to the folders in their own mailbox.
> >>
> >> What, by the way, are the permissions on the parent container for the mailboxes?
> >>
> >> "RHS" <RHS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C4BA60A6-48F8-4153-B401-796AEEC4A44D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Thanks for your response Sue.
> >> >
> >> > We are running mixed mode Windows 2000 AD with Exchange 5.5 on NT Server 4.0.
> >> > The Exchange Server is managed separately from AD. We are a small
> >> > organization (less than 25 users) and there are no additional
> >> > policies/permissions (other than the default) set on the OU's.
> >> >
> >> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sounds like you have other permissions, perhaps set on the parent OU or other container, that are granting broader permissions.
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "RHS" <RHS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4AED1187-EDD8-4833-9135-B62B1FD59810@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > We've recently upgraded from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2003 and I've noticed
> >> >> > that the default permissions for the mailboxes are set to:
> >> >> > Name: Default, Permission Level: None.
> >> >> > I've also noticed that a couple of users have added other people's mailboxes
> >> >> > to their Outlook configuration with the above mentioned permissions
> >> >> > configuration.
> >> >> > How can I lock these down so that they cannot add other people's mailboxes
> >> >> > to their Outlook? I figured with that configuration, that they shouldn't be
> >> >> > able to do this.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > thanks,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > rhs
> >> >>
> >>
>
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