Disable the forwarding function (RMS?)

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Ken Wong

Hi,

I want to preserve the confidentiality of an email so that the receipient
(internal or external) of the email won't be able to forward the email to
others. Is it doable?

The Microsoft Right Management Service + Liquid Machines seem serving the
purpose, but the deployment doesn't look straight forward. Anyone has the
experience to share? Any alternatives?

I know Lotus Notes has the similar function out of the box. Does MS Outlook
provide this too?

Thanks
 
RMS can definitely add that capability to Outlook, which has nothing like that built in. People I've talked to who have RMS have been quite happy with it.

Other approaches are listed at http://www.slipstick.com/addins/security.htm#services

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Thanks. I came across the software called Mail-Lock. Any comments?


RMS can definitely add that capability to Outlook, which has nothing like
that built in. People I've talked to who have RMS have been quite happy with
it.

Other approaches are listed at
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/security.htm#services

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
I don't keep track of individual applications in that feature niche.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Ken Wong said:
Thanks. I came across the software called Mail-Lock. Any comments?
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I read through the features of that tool and it still requires recipient
cooperation. Both you and your recipient must have Mail-Lock (or a portion
thereof) in order for it to work correctly. If you choose to employ
Mail-Lock's protection features, then the recipient must have a "Mail-Lock
Reader" installed in order to even read your mail. If you do not establish
any policy for a particular message, then the recipient doesn't need the
add-in to read it, but then they can do anything they want with the message.
Essentially, the Mail-Lock tool encrypts the message so that it is
inaccessible to anyone not using Mail-Lock in order to enforce the policies
you specify. I can imagine many business partners saying, "Sorry, no.
We're not installing software on our PCs just so you can tell us we can't
print or forward your messages."
 
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