"Outlook" password protection?

[peachey]

"Outlook" password protection?

is it possible to protect Outlook with a password

eg - have your machine left on and be able to lock that one specific application (in this case outlook)?


cheers for any help

[br3ach]

You can password protect a personal folder and then outlook asks you for the password when it loads and if the wrong password is put then you get access to the program but not to the secured folder.

Thats all I know how to do...

If thats any use, I can go into more detail

[zoombini]

Outlook or Outlook Express & what OS?

Before someone esle gets in, you can always have the screensaver have a password, but that locks the whole PC.

You might need another utility to do this.

[MovedGoalPosts]

I think there is a way of passwording the .pst file that Outlook (not Outlook Express) uses. That probably stops the ,pst fiel being opened, much like any password protection of any file. Wouldn't be of any use though if you walk away from your puter leaving outlook running.

If it's the latter you are protecting against how about a passworded screen saver, or simply locking the computer [ctrl-Alt-Delete] (only available on win NT 2K & XP Pro)

*edit: beaten to it

[peachey]

I asked the person who asked me this why they don't just use ctrl/alt /delete


turns out that they sometimes 'lend' a login to a new guy/gal on the NT system

until they get a proper login sorted for them

they basically wanted to 'lend' someone the login without them having access to the 'Outlook' facility

[br3ach]

You have to ask the question that if they cant trust that person not to open their mail, should they trust them with their login...

Maybe password the .pst, and use password protected firewall to block port 25 while your not using it...

Getting a little extreme, but I dont think Outlook has a feature to do what your after sorry...

[peachey]

Originally Posted by Kedoo

You have to ask the question that if they cant trust that person not to open their mail, should they trust them with their login...

Maybe password the .pst, and use password protected firewall to block port 25 while your not using it...

Getting a little extreme, but I dont think Outlook has a feature to do what your after sorry...

Yeah - I thought that it was not really a feasible option

thanks for the ideas anyway

[ian@huth]

There is a utility called password door that could be used http://www.toplang.com/passworddoor.htm

[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by peachey

I asked the person who asked me this why they don't just use ctrl/alt /delete


turns out that they sometimes 'lend' a login to a new guy/gal on the NT system

until they get a proper login sorted for them

they basically wanted to 'lend' someone the login without them having access to the 'Outlook' facility

Get IT to set up a temporary or guest account on the PC. If it's a modern server based system, it should be set up via the server, and then all NT or higher spec PCs would have access to it, enabling users to keep their own settings private.

Re Outlook itself, is there an exchange server running in your organisation. If so, there will probably not be a .pst file stored locally to your PC, although the latest outlook 2003 can store a cahsed offline file .ost on your workstation.

[El Diablo]

Originally Posted by peachey

I asked the person who asked me this why they don't just use ctrl/alt /delete


turns out that they sometimes 'lend' a login to a new guy/gal on the NT system

until they get a proper login sorted for them

they basically wanted to 'lend' someone the login without them having access to the 'Outlook' facility

Simple... have a generic guest login that can be used. Don't have outlook configured for any mail accounts and everything should be hunky dory...