Outlook Assistance

I have reviewed a number of different security settings and patch the Outlook. This time, I choose to look at the new administrative Outlook E-mail Security Update, restrictions on the use of certain types of files attached to e-mail and other applications, the use of Outlook to run automatically. As I wrote last month, I suggest that you install this update delayed until the administrative details of your work for your organization. Please refer to last month's column warned of the repair process and reference for more information.

How to control the settings I update?

Outlook E-mail Security Update requires a unique approach to custom. Administrator to add or remove user restrictions, in particular through the custom form published to their Exchange Server public folder and an entry in the user's Windows registry to tell Outlook to look at the Default folder, or personal safety.

Custom settings even if the users work off-line work. ost file. However, due to a set depends on the Exchange Server public folder, you can not set up an independent self-definition of the user or users whose personal folders file, rather than the Exchange mailbox as the default information store (yes).

I would like to how to install the form of the security settings?

Download admpack.exe from http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/ 2000/appndx/toolbox.htm # secupd. This self-extracting file contains the template form outlooksecurity.oft, a Readme.txt file, and a system policy file for Outlook 2000. After you download admpack.exe, follow these steps:

1. Running admpack.exe.
2. Click Yes to accept the license agreement.
3. Designated system folder in which to place the extracted files, and then click OK.
4. Create a public folder named Outlook Security Settings folder, as a top-level (that is, all in the root public folder hierarchy). You must use this folder name and location.
5. In the system folder from step 3, double-click to open template file outlooksecurity.oft.
6. Folder in the selection dialog box, select the Outlook Security Settings folder created in Step 4.
7. When the form is open, select Tools, forms, the form of public forms in the Outlook Security Settings folder. Its name to the Outlook security form. Close the form open. oft file.
8. Right-click the Outlook Security Settings folder, and then select Properties.
9. In the post from this folder, use, select Outlook security form.
10. Permissions tab in folder properties dialog box, set the folder permissions so that users have a default role of commentator. To the Editor role, people who manage Outlook security settings.
11. Click OK to save the settings folder.

How do I use custom forms security settings?

Two actions you can perform the Outlook security form:

* Change the default security settings for each person in the organization.
* Override the default settings for specific user groups.

In both cases, the user will not be able to use the settings in the Outlook Security Settings folder, unless you want to change the Windows registry after I have described. You can use any form of security systems, even if the system does not Outlook E-mail Security Update.