XCLN: Err Msg: The Folder Could Not Be Opened...

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

SYMPTOMS

When accessing a mailbox folder which you have full owner permissions, you may get the following error message if you do not have proper access permissions:

When using Microsoft Exchange version 4.0 clients -

   The Folder could not be opened. You do not have sufficient
   permission to perform this operation on this object. See the folder
   contact or your system administrator.

   The folder could not be opened.  The client operation failed.

CAUSE

This is by design. The Microsoft Exchange Permission User Interface (UI), used by private and public Exchange stores, does not allow you to set recursive permissions on folders.

WORKAROUND

You must set each folders permission individually.

MORE INFORMATION

New sub-folders will inherit the properties of their parent folder when they are created; however, the permissions of the existing sub-folders will not be modified.

If you are given permissions to a folder, and a sub-folder is created, you will have the same permissions to the sub-folder that you have to the parent folder. If you are given permissions to the parent folder after the sub-folder is created, you will not have permissions to the sub-folder.