Delegation   

Exchange 2003, Outlook 2007

I have two users that share one computer and prefer to log on as just one of 
the users; however, each has his own mailbox & e-mail address. I tried this:

1. Delegate User1 to User2
2. Delegate User2 to User1
3. Configure Outlook to open both mailboxes (Account Settings -> Advanced -> 
Add <Other Mailbox>)
4. Have them log onto the computer as User1.
5. Have them highlight User2 Inbox when sending from User2 e-mail address.

This works passably, but results in all the e-mail coming from User2 says it 
was sent from User1 ON BEHALF OF User2. This, of course, causes How can I 
configure it so that the two users can select the correct sending e-mail 
address user at runtime.

date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:51:00 -0700   author:   Brian

Re: Delegation   

Brian  wrote:
> Exchange 2003, Outlook 2007
>
> I have two users that share one computer and prefer to log on as just
> one of the users;

What they prefer, and what works, may be different things! This is probably
going to cause you problems on a regular basis.

> however, each has his own mailbox & e-mail address.
> I tried this:
>
> 1. Delegate User1 to User2
> 2. Delegate User2 to User1
> 3. Configure Outlook to open both mailboxes (Account Settings ->
> Advanced -> Add <Other Mailbox>)
> 4. Have them log onto the computer as User1.
> 5. Have them highlight User2 Inbox when sending from User2 e-mail
> address.
>
> This works passably, but results in all the e-mail coming from User2
> says it was sent from User1 ON BEHALF OF User2. This, of course,
> causes How can I configure it so that the two users can select the
> correct sending e-mail address user at runtime.

Delegates aren't the way to go here. The only reasonable way to do this
would be set up Outlook with two different profiles, and tell it to prompt
for a profile at startup (you do this in control panel | mail). Also set it
to promp for credentials  - unless you want each person to have full mailbox
rights & send as rights to the other's mailbox, which I wouldn't. If you do,
you have to grant this on the server.

Make sure that when they're done they close Outlook (and that outlook.exe is
not left running in the background).

Or, have them each use OWA. Or, have them each log into the domain as 
themselves and avoid the mess.

date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:20:15 -0400   author:   Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]