Public Folder access from the Intranet page 1

[Saya99]

In Exchange 2003/outlook 2002 and Outlook 2003 environment, how can I provide access to a public folder from the intranet? This public folder still need to be accessible via users' Outlook while being able to access from the intranet. Is this possible?? Thanks.

 

[ShackDaddy]

It's possible if you are publishing Outlook Web Access (OWA). OWA provides access to both mailboxes and Public Folders within an web browser. If you have OWA set up, I believe you could set up a link to the OWA public folders from your intranet home page, and after the user authenticated, they'd be looking at the public folders in their browser.

ShackDaddy

 

[Saya99]

Link to OWA public folders works with proper authentication as you had suggested but how can you link to one public folder only??? Thanks.

 

[Saya99]

I found out the way to handle this.
- Assign "Reviewer" permission for Default on the desired pubic folder( Ex."TestABC").
- Log into AD with a test user that does not have an email account associated to it.
- Type the link from your intranet as : mailservername/public/TestABC
This will take you directly into "TestABC" public folder on Exchange2003.

Thanks.

 

[ShackDaddy]

Good job!