Managing Delegates Centrally
Hi,Is there a way to manage the delegates centrally instead of user going to Outlook 2007=> tools => options => delegates ?Our environment is on W2k3 AD / Exchange 2k3 Thanks,
July 30th, 2009 5:48pm
You can grant send on behalf of permission from AD. which will do the below delgates functions Editor-level access permissions to the calendar and tasks folders. This allows the assistant to create, modify, and delete appointments and tasks in the manager's mailbox. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123879.aspx
Vinod
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July 30th, 2009 6:31pm
Yes, what Vinod said...
Second option is to have some third-party tool to manage delegates from ADU&C. Something like U-BTech has ADDelegates but which costs you something...
http://www.u-btech.com/products/addelegates.htmlAmit Tank | MVP Exchange Server | MCITP: EMA | MCSA: M | http://ExchangeShare.WordPress.com
July 30th, 2009 6:38pm
Hi Vinod,
Based on my understanding, if you give someone Send-on-Behalf permissions to your mailbox and then you view the Delegates tab in Outlook you will see this user listed. However, they are not technically a delegate in the Outlook context because all the necessary permissions/changes did not take place.
Please understand that when a manager grants a user Delegate permissions, Outlook makes the following (default) changes on the managers mailbox and AD user object:
On Mailbox:
1. Set Read/Write Permissions on managers Calendar folder
2. Set Read/Write Permissions on managers Tasks folder
3. Set Read/Write Permissions on the managers Freebusy Data folder under the root of their store
4. Configure properties in the LocalFreeBusy message in the Freebusy Data folder
5. Create a Forwarding Rule in the managers mailbox so meeting invitations are forwarded to the Delegate
On AD User Object:
Update PublicDelegates attribute of the Manager
Based on my research, Microsoft does not provide a method to Manage Delegate Centrally. Therefore, I agree with Amit that you need to consider third-party tool.
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July 31st, 2009 5:50am
Thanks for the info Mike.
Vinod
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July 31st, 2009 6:52am