Can someone tell me if this is possible - Adding mailbox via an email

[garycubitt]

Hi,

Where I work we get a lot of users requiring access to shared
mailbox's. As a result I was wondering if there is anyway that I can
send an email to the users requiring the shared mailbox added to their
outlook profile with a link to a script/batch file/form that will add
the mailbox as an additional one under their profile. I've searched
both these groups and the web and this looks like it may be possible
but I just cannot get a concrete answer.


Thanks for any help in this matter.


GC

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can probably add a mailbox using a batch file but remember, Outlook will
bar access to batch files or any other executable type file. Best
instructions are to just send the requester the information on how to add it
to their profile rather than have to jump through hoops to remove .bat files
from the Level 1 type files. You probably would not want to do that anyway.

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After furious head scratching, (e-mail address removed) asked:

| Hi,
|
| Where I work we get a lot of users requiring access to shared
| mailbox's. As a result I was wondering if there is anyway that I can
| send an email to the users requiring the shared mailbox added to their
| outlook profile with a link to a script/batch file/form that will add
| the mailbox as an additional one under their profile. I've searched
| both these groups and the web and this looks like it may be possible
| but I just cannot get a concrete answer.
|
|
| Thanks for any help in this matter.
|
|
| GC

 

[garycubitt]

Thanks for the reply Milly

You can probably add a mailbox using a batch file but remember, Outlook will
bar access to batch files or any other executable type file. Best
instructions are to just send the requester the information on how to add it
to their profile rather than have to jump through hoops to remove .bat files
from the Level 1 type files. You probably would not want to do that anyway.

How would I go about doing this with a batch file, I have a folder
shared out with all users which allows me to just send them a link to
the file.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Sorry - I can't help with batch files. I don't use them so am unfamiliar
with their construction.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, (e-mail address removed) asked:

| Thanks for the reply Milly
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
|| You can probably add a mailbox using a batch file but remember,
|| Outlook will bar access to batch files or any other executable type
|| file. Best instructions are to just send the requester the
|| information on how to add it to their profile rather than have to
|| jump through hoops to remove .bat files from the Level 1 type files.
|| You probably would not want to do that anyway.
|
| How would I go about doing this with a batch file, I have a folder
| shared out with all users which allows me to just send them a link to
| the file.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

I'm afraid not, unless you're using Redemption (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/) and its ProfMan library. Some of the third-party profile tools listed at http://www.slipstick.com/exs/olroam.htm#tools may also be able to do this. But the capability is definitely not in the Outlook object model.

I agree with Milly that sending around instructions is your best short-term solution. FWIW, Outlook 2007 makes this sort of thing much, much easier.

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

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[garycubitt]

Thanks Sue and Milly - will look into these further.