OL97: New Folders Inherit Permissions from the Parent Folder (292987)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 97

This article was previously published under Q292987

SYMPTOMS

When you create a new folder in Outlook, the folder inherits the permissions of its direct parent folder.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you create the folder manually, or if you create the folder after you upgrade to a newer version of Outlook.

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

When you upgrade to Outlook 97 from the Microsoft Exchange client, the following new folders (referred to as special folders) are created:

Calendar
Contacts
Drafts
Journal
Notes
Tasks

These special folders inherit the permissions of the root mailbox folder, which is also known as the Outlook Today folder. The default permission is set to none.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/23/2001
Keywords:	kbprb KB292987