PC Win: Win Client Creates Shared Folders Without Privileges

Last reviewed: October 29, 1994
Article ID: Q72847

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for Windows, version 2.1

SYMPTOMS

In version 2.1 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, you can create a shared folder even if you have view-only privileges, because selecting child and then peer from the New Folder window gives you access to the shared option.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 2.1 of Microsoft Mail for Windows. This problem was corrected in version 3.0.

Additional reference words: 2.10 view new mode level
KBCategory: kbusage kbbug2.10 kbfix3.00
KBSubcategory: MailPCWin

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Last reviewed: October 29, 1994
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