Frequently Asked Question  

Subject: What are the default Exchange Public Folder Permissions?
Status: Publish
Category: Tracker Office
Request Type: Tracker Office 2.2
Owner
Publishing
Editor
Editor
Publishing
Author
Author
Non-Editing
Author
Reviewer
Contributor
None
Create Items
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Read Items
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Create folders
X
X
X
X
Folder Owner
X
Folder Contact
X
Folder Visible
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Edit-none
X
X
Edit-all
X
X
X
Edit-own
X
X
Delete-none
X
X
Delete-own
X
X
X
Delete-all
X
X
X

Public folder security is based upon Distribution Lists in Exchange 5.5 and on Security Groups in Exchange 2000; in both cases, the same names are used. Please refer to the following chart for exact permissions based upon roles listed below:

Owner
Publishing
Editor
Editor
Publishing
Author
Author
Non-Editing
Author
Reviewer
Contributor
None
Create Items
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Read Items
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Create folders
X
X
X
X
Folder Owner
X
Folder Contact
X
Folder Visible
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Edit-none
X
X
Edit-all
X
X
X
Edit-own
X
X
Delete-none
X
X
Delete-own
X
X
X
Delete-all
X
X
X