Many users to same Email-folder in Exchange

Don't use pop3 with public folders.
If you are using Exchange Server you do not need to configure a pop3 connector.

Are you using MX and A records?

Hi! I need this answer without propagating about moving MX records, don't make me bother about the reasons :-). If It isn't possible, then I need to know and won't configure for that at this moment.

Use the global option in the pop3 connector , and mail enable the public folder with the email address you want it to use.
You will not eb able to pop and account and direct it as you would for directing through to a single user.

Do you have a single pop account that collects for the entire domain?

David

You can do this... you need to mail enable the public folder though, and then just create a distribution group which includes the public folder's email address.  Distribution groups will show up as delivery endpoints in the Pop3 connector.

Jeff
TechSoEasy

Hi Tech! Thank's for answer. I was trying exactly this! But it was distributing the incoming mail to all clients specified for access to the distribution group. There should only be one mailbox.

Best of all is if that mailbox could be linked as an extra mailbox in Outlook, where those who has access could attach it. But that last part is a bit overloaded for the moment. I'm going for vacation today :)

dhoustine: At this moment is a single pop account (in fact, two that I point to same user in pop connector)

You should only have the ONE address in your distribution group.  I realize that is an oxymoron, but you still need the distribution group in order to see the address in the POP3 connector.  Then you can also set up a specific rule that all messages go to that mailbox no matter what.

Jeff
TechSoEasy

Hi Tech!

I solved this with giving full mailbox rights on those users who should have permission to view those mails. The solution was gaved those users not only thier own mailbox in thier outlook folder view, but also that other folder that they should have access to! If one user move or delete mails that changes syncronizes and affect all others when they had syncronized.

I'm not quite sure that I understand what you have done, but if it works for you then great!

Jeff
TechSoEasy

Hi Tech! Long time no see.

Hmm I need to explane, because it seems to works nice, at least to manage incoming and existing mails.

From start I've created a new user for that mailbox who should be accessed by a group of users.
After that I've add that user group in the "Mailbox Rights" for that new user with Full mailbox rights.

As a second step: On every user who should have access to that mailbox I get into more settings for the Exchange mailbox properties. In the advanced tab i added a new postbox with that name of the new user added from start. A second mailbox will appear in Outlook after it's restarted.

So far it works great except Outlook will use that users original mailbox "Sent mail" instead of that second plus that the user can't send New mail with that second mailbox as sender (but reply to existing mails).

Hi Tech! That's it. There's no *perfect* solution for that purpose without using or creating an own software  with exactly that purpose! The webmail is fantastic, however it's feels "always-a-webbrowser-open"-dependent, and this spoken solution is good enough. We're now running with the rules "check, move mails around through Outlook, but send mail from webmail". Works nice :)

What you may want to do to assist with the "send mail from webmail" is to add OWA into Outlook so that folks don't have to open a separate browser.  To do this, create a new FOLDER in Outlook named Web Access, (it can be any type, but just select "containes email messages" for simplicity).  Then right click on that new folder and select Properties > Home Page Tab.   Add the URL for your OWA, http://sbsserver/exchange, and tick the box that says Show home page by default for this folder.  OK to finish.

Then, your users can just click on that folder to easily access OWA.

Jeff
TechSoEasy

Wow! Nice tip. So simple and so effectfull. Can i create this folder to specifi users from remote?

To specify specific user's you'd have to create some kind of auto-login script... while I'm sure it's technically possible, it's beyond my expertise.

Jeff
TechSoEasy