mailbox for a group?
raseron
outlook 2003 on xp sp2 workstations
is it possible to set up a group with a mailbox that can be accessed by an
outlook client?
here’s what I know: I can setup an AD group (i.e. reavers) and give it an
email address (i.e. rea...@serenity.net). then all members of that group
receive emails sent to that group’s address. I’ve done that, but that’s not
what I’d like to do here.
I’d like to have a mailbox that a group of users can place in their outlook
client, in addition to their own mailbox. in a way, it’s very similar to
granting a group of users access to another user’s mailbox.
i wonder if I won’t simply have to create a user in AD, give it a group-like
name (i.e. reavers), give it a group-like address (i.e.
rea...@serenity.net), and then grant permissions to that mailbox.
thanks in advance.
ross
Massimo
news:64B93A5F-B1AF-4050...@microsoft.com...
> i wonder if I won’t simply have to create a user in AD, give it a
> group-like name (i.e. reavers), give it a group-like address (i.e.
> rea...@serenity.net), and then grant permissions to that mailbox.
That's exactly what you should do.
Every mailbox needs an associated user, so you have to create it even if you
don't need it. Then you can grant right on the mailbox to other users and
have them open it as an added mailbox in Outlook.
Massimo
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
You can assign an email address to a group, but that doesn't make it a
mailbox.
In your case, it sounds like you want to create a mailbox....this will
requires an associated user object.
Set up a dummy user, set up the mailbox, grant the users (better still, a AD
security group) Full Mailbox rights (and perhaps also Send As) and have them
open it.
raseron
thank you both for your input.
ross
raseron
i want to grant the AD group i created Full Mailbox rights and Send As, and
I thought i'd done so, but when i attempt to open the mailbox as one of the
users of said group, i get the "can't expand folder" error message.
now i know i could go to the outlook client of the dummy user and grant
permissions that way, but is there a way to do it via exchange system
manager? as alluded to above, i've already gone to Exchange Advanced-Mailbox
Rights in the dummy user, and granted Read, Delete, Change and Full rights.
but it's not working.
again, thanks.
ross
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
Massimo
> i want to grant the AD group i created Full Mailbox rights and Send As,
> and
> I thought i'd done so, but when i attempt to open the mailbox as one of
> the
> users of said group, i get the "can't expand folder" error message.
>
> now i know i could go to the outlook client of the dummy user and grant
> permissions that way, but is there a way to do it via exchange system
> manager? as alluded to above, i've already gone to Exchange
> Advanced-Mailbox
> Rights in the dummy user, and granted Read, Delete, Change and Full
> rights.
> but it's not working.
Are your users members of the "Domain Admins" or "Enterprise Admins" groups?
These groups have by default an explicit access denial on all mailboxes
besides their own one.
Massimo
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
.... & in addition, is this a mail-enabled security group?
raseron
reviewed it on one of the group members and access is working just fine.
sorry for the false alarm. and thanks much for your help, you two.
ross
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> ..... & in addition, is this a mail-enabled security group?
>
>
>
>
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
> i guessi didn't wait long enough for yesterday's changes to
> propagate. i just reviewed it on one of the group members and access
> is working just fine.
>
> sorry for the false alarm. and thanks much for your help, you two.
>
> ross
No worries; glad it's all working.
Hand
In my case creating Reavers as AD Grpup is not suit:
I want that all outgoing messages (that I "sent as" Reavers) store in
"Sent Items" automatically of Reavers, not mine.
It like Common mailbox for some users.
You understand me: I wish that all users who have access to Reavers
mailbox can see all other outgoing messages that was sent on behalf of
Reavers in Reavers "Sent Items"?
Thank you!
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] пишет:
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
> Please, let me add a subquestion.
> In my case creating Reavers as AD Grpup is not suit:
> I want that all outgoing messages (that I "sent as" Reavers) store in
> "Sent Items" automatically of Reavers, not mine.
> It like Common mailbox for some users.
> You understand me: I wish that all users who have access to Reavers
> mailbox can see all other outgoing messages that was sent on behalf of
> Reavers in Reavers "Sent Items"?
>
> Thank you!
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To address your question, however, nothing native will do this unless you
want to set up Outlook rules for each user (which will be awkward and break
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