XCLN: Rights to Folder Require Reviewer Rights on Mailbox

• Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 client, versions 4.0 and 5.0
• Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0 and 5.0
• Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0 and 5.0

SUMMARY

Granting Author rights to a folder within a Mailbox requires that the Mailbox have at least Reviewer rights. Without Reviewer rights, the user will receive one of the following messages when attempting to view the folder:

   The set of folders could not be opened. You do not have sufficient
   permission to perform this operation on this object. See the folder
   contact or the system Administrator.

   The set of folders could not be opened. The client operation failed.

MORE INFORMATION

For example, if User1 wants to grant User2 rights to a folder named Projects, User1 must grant User2 at least Reviewer privilege to his Mailbox. By granting User2 Reviewer privilege to the Mailbox, User2 will be able to see all Top-Level folders. Also by granting Reviewer privilege to User2 on the Mailbox, User2 will be able to see any Sub-Folders contained in Projects.

This behavior is by design. Microsoft Exchange clients may consider it a security risk if the Microsoft Exchange user is only wanting to provide access to a particular folder and not to their Mailbox. If this is the case, Microsoft Exchange users should consider using public folders as a workaround for providing access to specific folders.