Re: Setting permissions on Outlook mailboxes

What do you see on the Permissions tab for a mailbox that has this problem, both under "Windows NT accounts with inherited permissions" and under "WIndows NT accounts with permissions."
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"RHS" <RHS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:28CB9859-D898-46AA-B30B-0A1E858AABFC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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

>>
>> "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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