Draft views in XP Outlook when it wasn't there before

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Our company recently migrated to XP from NT. I was
granted permission to see only someone's contact folder
while on NT. After migrating to XP, I not only could see
the person's contacts folder but also this person's
drafts folder. Could others who had been granted
permission to see this person's contacts folder also see
the drafts folder? Is this a glitch in the product? Has
anyone had this happen to them? Please help ;-(
 
Did the person check what permissions have been granted on the Drafts folder?
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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Let me tell you what went on. I had access to someone's contacts while using the NT platform. No other folders were grated to see. We just went to XP on the network and not only did I have permission for contacts but I got drafts. I clicked on drafts, which was hightlighted and thinking it was mine, but it contained senstive information which sent to our network admin folks that I accessed this folder. Now I am unemployed . The company gave me a termination for gross misconduct for "inappropriate use of company equipment (computer)" They have not been able to explain why I had it on my machine when I ask but I am no longer employed.

I need to know if there is a glitch in XP outlook that gave me access to this guys draft folder even though I never had it in the past undet NT. I was given permission for contacts only. As were others. But since I clicked on it...I am no longer with the company.
Sue or anybody....I need help from someone who knows so I can at least clear my termination code so I can get rehired elsewhere.
 
WIthout details of the Outlook configuration, it's impossible to say for sure. We do know this: There are no default settings in any version of Outlook that would give one person access to another person's Drafts folder in the other person's Exchange mailbox. Here are possible explanations:

* Permission to view the Drafts folder was given by the mailbox owner
* Permission to view the Drafts folder or the entire mailbox was given by the Exchange administrator
* You were logged on with the mailbox owner's Windows account, rather than with your account, and therefore could see all their data
* You were not using Exchange mailboxes at all, but somehow gained access to the other person's Personal Fodlers .pst file

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Dear Sue,
When I had Windows NT and I had permission to view
someone else's mailbox, was there a "drafts folder" under
the mailbox in the NT platform? Why I am asking this is
because when we had NT I don't remember seeing a drafts
folder, hence there wasn't any reason to deny permission
to it.
Additionally, with when one saved an email that was not
ready to be sent, it saved it in Inbox in NT, of which I
didn't have permission to view.

Today, with XP Outlook it saves it in a drafts folder
and not in Inbox like before.

With that information, is it possible that even though I
could not see this person's inbox in the new XP version,
I could see (and others would see it too)his drafts
folder unless we were denied access. Could this have
happened and the exchange administrator didn't catch it
when we migrated over to XP?

Please help.
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WIthout details of the Outlook configuration, it's
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impossible to say for sure. We do know this: There are no
default settings in any version of Outlook that would
give one person access to another person's Drafts folder
in the other person's Exchange mailbox. Here are possible
explanations:
* Permission to view the Drafts folder was given by the mailbox owner
* Permission to view the Drafts folder or the entire
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mailbox was given by the Exchange administrator
* You were logged on with the mailbox owner's Windows
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account, rather than with your account, and therefore
could see all their data
* You were not using Exchange mailboxes at all, but
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somehow gained access to the other person's Personal
Fodlers .pst file
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers


"Needtoknow" <[email protected]> wrote
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in message (e-mail address removed)...someone's contacts while using the NT platform. No other
folders were grated to see. We just went to XP on the
network and not only did I have permission for contacts
but I got drafts. I clicked on drafts, which was
hightlighted and thinking it was mine, but it contained
senstive information which sent to our network admin
folks that I accessed this folder. Now I am unemployed .
The company gave me a termination for gross misconduct
for "inappropriate use of company equipment (computer)"
They have not been able to explain why I had it on my
machine when I ask but I am no longer employed.gave me access to this guys draft folder even though I
never had it in the past undet NT. I was given permission
for contacts only. As were others. But since I clicked on
it...I am no longer with the company.so I can at least clear my termination code so I can get
rehired elsewhere.
 
When I had Windows NT and I had permission to view
someone else's mailbox, was there a "drafts folder" under
the mailbox in the NT platform?
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Repeating what I said earlier, there is no way to know without exact details of the configuration. Displaying the Drafts folder for other user's mailbox definitely would not be a default configuration, however.
Additionally, with when one saved an email that was not
ready to be sent, it saved it in Inbox in NT, of which I
didn't have permission to view.

Today, with XP Outlook it saves it in a drafts folder
and not in Inbox like before.
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Where Outlook saves a draft message depends on how the message was created, not the underlying operating system.
With that information, is it possible that even though I
could not see this person's inbox in the new XP version,
I could see (and others would see it too)his drafts
folder unless we were denied access. Could this have
happened and the exchange administrator didn't catch it
when we migrated over to XP?
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Sure, it's possible, but highly unlikely.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Sue,
Did or does Outlook have "drafts folder" as one of its
components in prior versions? Our company has been on an
earlier version up until our migration since 1999 or
2000.
Did Outlook from a prior version versus the newest
edition have a "save as drafts" option? I cannot remember
that option. I only remember save.
Waiting until you answer, I will ask the next question
after that. Thank you for your patience. I know it is
hard to elaborate over email. May I call you?
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Repeating what I said earlier, there is no way to know
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without exact details of the configuration. Displaying
the Drafts folder for other user's mailbox definitely
would not be a default configuration, however.
Where Outlook saves a draft message depends on how the
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message was created, not the underlying operating system.
 
IIRC, all versions of Outlook have a Drafts folder and automatically save unsent messages there if they're created directly in Outlook. Messages created with various "send to" commands are saved as drafts in the Inbox.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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