XCLN: Users Cannot Access Hidden Public Folders

• Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS 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
• Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 client, versions 4.0 and 5.0

SUMMARY

By default, all users can view the public folder hierarchy and the contents of the All Public Folders container. To keep users from viewing the contents of a public folder or any of its subfolders, use the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program to revoke the Read Items permission using the Client Permissions button on the specific public folder's General property page. You can grant or revoke permissions for a distribution list or a user. If you specify both user and distribution list permissions, the user permissions always take precedence.

MORE INFORMATION

Revoking a user's Read Items permission on a folder prevents that user from opening that folder or any of its subfolders. However, if this user had previously added a subfolder to the Favorites public folder container, he or she will still have the ability to open the subfolder and view its contents and subfolders. This is because subfolders inherit permissions from their parent only on creation, and not when the parent folder's permissions are changed. Therefore, in order to prevent users from viewing the contents of public folders and subfolders, the administrator will need to revoke the Read Items permission for each public folder and subfolder.