Common Tasks

These are some of the most common actions performed with Microsoft® Outlook™ Web Access:

• An authenticated user opens a mailbox.
• A user (authenticated or not) accesses a public folder.
• An authenticated user reads a message in a mailbox.
• An unauthenticated user reads a message in a public folder.
• An authenticated user sends a message.
• A user (authenticated or not) posts a message to a public folder.
• A user (authenticated or not) looks for recipients in the address book.

Some of these tasks are explained in the following topic.

Note  From the server, your CDO application cannot view the contents of a personal folder store (PST). Likewise, you cannot view the contents of a personal address book (PAB). Personal folder stores and personal address books are accessible when the CDO application is run on the client workstation.