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mark kubicki typed:
we are running, on a server based version of outlook:

I'm presuming you mean Exchange server....


Office Outlook - professional edition 2003 SP2
and currently have mess with permissions, in particular for emails
and the folders containing them:

In public folders?


the problem is that some files (emails) / and some email folders
cannot be deleted, while others can;
- there does not seem to be relationship between who can and who
cannot delete a specific item (i.e. i may be able to delette an item,
but some one else may nt be able to delete that same item), nor a
correlation of the permission to who created the files / folders.

Check the permissions on the public folders in Exchange System Manager. I'd
recommend using mail-enabled groups, rather than users, for the permissions,
as it's easier to administer - and grant the group(s) the permissions you
want. Sounds like Publishing Editor might do it, and if not, then Owner
(although I grant that only when absolutely necessary, and to a small
handful of trusted users).


we want everyone in the office (its a very small office) to be able
to edit any and all of the emails / folders (i.e. move, copy create,
and delete), ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Note, this isn't really the best group for Exchange questions. You might
post future ones in m.p.exchange.admin, and mention your version & SP level
of Exchange therein.


thanks in advance,
mark