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is there a way to monitor used abuse of forwarding junk around the office?

Author
26 Sep 2008 7:50 PM
Kelvin
As I'm sure everywhere else, uses tend to forward junk around the office...

Is there a way to monitor a uses mailbox without going around to every one
and giving mysoft access to their mail box?

I guess I could create a forward on a suspicious users mail box...

Anyone have something that works?

Kelvin

Author
26 Sep 2008 7:58 PM
Susan
well, as Ed Crowley would say:

"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."

I don't know that there is anything practical out there that will help you.
Of course, everyone has instances of this kind of thing.  Best thing you can
do is to have a written policy that states explicitly that this type of
thing is a "no-no", and when instances are called to your attention, report
them to HR for violations of said policy.

--
Susan Conkey [MVP]



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"Kelvin" <some***@domain.com> wrote in message
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> As I'm sure everywhere else, uses tend to forward junk around the
> office...
>
> Is there a way to monitor a uses mailbox without going around to every one
> and giving mysoft access to their mail box?
>
> I guess I could create a forward on a suspicious users mail box...
>
> Anyone have something that works?
>
> Kelvin
>
Author
26 Sep 2008 8:20 PM
Martin Blackstone [MVP]
Message tracking might be helpful if you know who your problem users are.
It shouldn't be too hard to figure things out from the subject lines.
But as Susan says, I know of no mechanism in Exchange that will do this for
you.


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"Susan" <sconkey@mgmmirage.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> well, as Ed Crowley would say:
>
> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
>
> I don't know that there is anything practical out there that will help
> you. Of course, everyone has instances of this kind of thing.  Best thing
> you can do is to have a written policy that states explicitly that this
> type of thing is a "no-no", and when instances are called to your
> attention, report them to HR for violations of said policy.
>
> --
> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>
>
>
> "Kelvin" <some***@domain.com> wrote in message
> news:%238DayFBIJHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> As I'm sure everywhere else, uses tend to forward junk around the
>> office...
>>
>> Is there a way to monitor a uses mailbox without going around to every
>> one and giving mysoft access to their mail box?
>>
>> I guess I could create a forward on a suspicious users mail box...
>>
>> Anyone have something that works?
>>
>> Kelvin
>>
>
>
Author
26 Sep 2008 9:29 PM
Ed Crowley [MVP]
Please allow me to add that you should resist any pressure to put you in the
middle of this.  As a service provider, your users should have some level of
expectation that you aren't spying on them.  What you can do, and what they
should expect you to do, is to make it possible for someone else in
authority to spy on them.  I'm sure your job description doesn't include
"babysitter".
--
Ed Crowley MVP
"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
..

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"Martin Blackstone [MVP]" <mart***@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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> Message tracking might be helpful if you know who your problem users are.
> It shouldn't be too hard to figure things out from the subject lines.
> But as Susan says, I know of no mechanism in Exchange that will do this
> for you.
>
>
> "Susan" <sconkey@mgmmirage.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OTWa9IBIJHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> well, as Ed Crowley would say:
>>
>> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
>>
>> I don't know that there is anything practical out there that will help
>> you. Of course, everyone has instances of this kind of thing.  Best thing
>> you can do is to have a written policy that states explicitly that this
>> type of thing is a "no-no", and when instances are called to your
>> attention, report them to HR for violations of said policy.
>>
>> --
>> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>>
>>
>>
>> "Kelvin" <some***@domain.com> wrote in message
>> news:%238DayFBIJHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> As I'm sure everywhere else, uses tend to forward junk around the
>>> office...
>>>
>>> Is there a way to monitor a uses mailbox without going around to every
>>> one and giving mysoft access to their mail box?
>>>
>>> I guess I could create a forward on a suspicious users mail box...
>>>
>>> Anyone have something that works?
>>>
>>> Kelvin
>>>
>>
>>
>
Author
26 Sep 2008 9:34 PM
Susan
why shouldn't HIS job description include "babysitter"???  Mine does...

--
Susan Conkey [MVP]



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"Ed Crowley [MVP]" <curspice@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Please allow me to add that you should resist any pressure to put you in
> the middle of this.  As a service provider, your users should have some
> level of expectation that you aren't spying on them.  What you can do, and
> what they should expect you to do, is to make it possible for someone else
> in authority to spy on them.  I'm sure your job description doesn't
> include "babysitter".
> --
> Ed Crowley MVP
> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
> .
>
> "Martin Blackstone [MVP]" <mart***@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
> news:eoC2lVBIJHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Message tracking might be helpful if you know who your problem users are.
>> It shouldn't be too hard to figure things out from the subject lines.
>> But as Susan says, I know of no mechanism in Exchange that will do this
>> for you.
>>
>>
>> "Susan" <sconkey@mgmmirage.nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:OTWa9IBIJHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> well, as Ed Crowley would say:
>>>
>>> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
>>>
>>> I don't know that there is anything practical out there that will help
>>> you. Of course, everyone has instances of this kind of thing.  Best
>>> thing you can do is to have a written policy that states explicitly that
>>> this type of thing is a "no-no", and when instances are called to your
>>> attention, report them to HR for violations of said policy.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kelvin" <some***@domain.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%238DayFBIJHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> As I'm sure everywhere else, uses tend to forward junk around the
>>>> office...
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to monitor a uses mailbox without going around to every
>>>> one and giving mysoft access to their mail box?
>>>>
>>>> I guess I could create a forward on a suspicious users mail box...
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have something that works?
>>>>
>>>> Kelvin
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Author
26 Sep 2008 11:29 PM
Ed Crowley [MVP]
That's YOUR fault!
--
Ed Crowley MVP
"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
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"Susan" <sconkey@mgmmirage.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> why shouldn't HIS job description include "babysitter"???  Mine does...
>
> --
> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>
>
>
> "Ed Crowley [MVP]" <curspice@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:OuJY87BIJHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Please allow me to add that you should resist any pressure to put you in
>> the middle of this.  As a service provider, your users should have some
>> level of expectation that you aren't spying on them.  What you can do,
>> and what they should expect you to do, is to make it possible for someone
>> else in authority to spy on them.  I'm sure your job description doesn't
>> include "babysitter".
>> --
>> Ed Crowley MVP
>> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
>> .
>>
>> "Martin Blackstone [MVP]" <mart***@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
>> news:eoC2lVBIJHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Message tracking might be helpful if you know who your problem users
>>> are.
>>> It shouldn't be too hard to figure things out from the subject lines.
>>> But as Susan says, I know of no mechanism in Exchange that will do this
>>> for you.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Susan" <sconkey@mgmmirage.nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OTWa9IBIJHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> well, as Ed Crowley would say:
>>>>
>>>> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
>>>>
>>>> I don't know that there is anything practical out there that will help
>>>> you. Of course, everyone has instances of this kind of thing.  Best
>>>> thing you can do is to have a written policy that states explicitly
>>>> that this type of thing is a "no-no", and when instances are called to
>>>> your attention, report them to HR for violations of said policy.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Susan Conkey [MVP]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Kelvin" <some***@domain.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%238DayFBIJHA.4564@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> As I'm sure everywhere else, uses tend to forward junk around the
>>>>> office...
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way to monitor a uses mailbox without going around to every
>>>>> one and giving mysoft access to their mail box?
>>>>>
>>>>> I guess I could create a forward on a suspicious users mail box...
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone have something that works?
>>>>>
>>>>> Kelvin
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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