I ve been on the intertubes looking for a way to put a password onto outlook.
Found some things off Google but they dont seem to marry up with the version of outlook that we are using here.

And before you day use outlook help, I have. Its the first time I have used it but it dosnt tell me how to do it if you can...

Please help OB1

grumplestiltskin said...

what exactly do you mean, put a password onto outlook?

If your on a networked domain (windows), and outlook is tool used to view your exchange email, then your domain username and password (used to log you onto your windows pc) is what lets you in.

Um yea. I need to put a password onto outlook for security. To many people are getting into my email when Im not here. I was sick yesterday and others decided it would be good to get into it and they had to use my PC. Thats ok they can do that but email is a bit different..

Ok doggie..need more info..

"looking for a way to put a password onto outlook"
is it outlook express, Just outlook ?
if it is outlook express is it outlook express 6?

and do you want to password your whole email account
or would you like to password protect a folder within your email account?
yes I know questions questions

I think he has a private porn stash he dosent want co-workers to find (.)(.)

So perhaps a silly question - why are they using your login details to login to that PC anyway?

If you are off sick shouldn't they be using a different login?

doggie said...

We all know how to get into each others pc

This is exactly the sort of nightmare that drives IT departments mad.

There is absolutely no reason why anyone should know how to "get into" anyone else's pc.

By the sound of it (hotmail being banned etc) you are on a network. Therefore if there are common files that need to be accessed, they should be on a network drive for everyone to access.

If there are incoming emails that others may need to address in your absence, then IT should be able to forward any incoming messages to someone else. The random access of other peoples email always ends in pain, ie someone sees what they werent supposed to, or they delete what they werent supposed to etc.

Why not talk to the IT guys, they dont bite you know!

Outlook?? Express or not, I thought everybody stopped using them back in Win 98.

If you got a boss who insists on you using it, he/she is a bit of a prick but not as big a prick as my boss.

He is me.[}:)]

you could create another email alias and then switch alias. you can then password protect i think

cisco said...

Outlook?? Express or not, I thought everybody stopped using them back in Win 98.

If you got a boss who insists on you using it, he/she is a bit of a prick but not as big a prick as my boss.

He is me.[}:)]

everyone stopped using it except all the people who didn't... pretty much every company with more than 30 staff (except Google who are far smarter) use lotus notes or outlook

Doggie, you're bascially stuffed.

The only way to solve your issue is to deal with the issue of users using the one account (yours) to access the computer.

Sometimes there are reasons for this like when multiple users need to to access a single computer in a short period of time and logging of an on is not efficient enough.

But other than that, all employees accessing a work computer should have their own logins. It's the only solution...

from there....if there is an issue with other people needing to access work emails that are sent directly to you...you need to speak with IT about creating a generic email account...this can than be accessed by all who has been given access.

If your IT knows how to do their job this will take them 5 minutes to set up.