How to read someone else's mail...

[CharlieIT]

I have unfortunately been asked by our executives to look in another employee's e-mail to investigate possible illegal activity.

I have never had to do this before in Exchange 2003 and I have no idea how to do it. Is there a way from System Manager?

Thanks.

 

[rliebsch]

Well, um. You could hang like a ninja from over their desk and peer over their shoulder,

You could grant yourself rights in ADC to their mailbox. You could use credentials that already have access, say blackberry/good/backup.

I'd say more, but I think I have said too much.

Robert Liebsch
Systems Psychologist,
Network Sociologist,
Security Pathologist,
User Therapist.

 

[RichardHuang]

Grant yourself full control on that person's mailbox and use your outlook -- open -- other user's folder
You can open inbox, sent item, etc..

 

[zbnet]

Can be illegal, depending on which country you're in...

 

[CharlieIT]

Thanks--I've got access now. No worries about it being illegal--I'm in the US and we have an employee IT policy signed by every employee which gives us the right to monitor how our own equipment and network are being used.

Thank you!