Article ID: 168540
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook 97 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
- Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client 5.0
- Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.5
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
- Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
- Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
This article was previously published under Q168540
SYMPTOMS
You are unable to save changes to an item in a public folder, even though you have owner permissions to the public folder and can perform all other tasks with the item, including deleting it.
If you are using the Microsoft Outlook 8.01 client, the following error message will appear:
If you are using the Microsoft Exchange Client version 5.0, the following error message will appear:
CAUSE
The public folder in question is set up so that all messages placed in the folder are to be forwarded to it. Because the user trying to modify the message does not have the correct permission to send mail on behalf of the original sender, the message cannot be saved.
RESOLUTION
To be able to save changes back to the public folder, do one of the following:
- Edit the Administration Properties of the folder and change the option
Drag/Drop posting is a: Forward
to
Drag/Drop posting is a: Move/Copy
- Ensure the user making the changes can send mail on behalf of the original sender of the public folder item.
Additional query words: 8.01 97 ol97
Keywords: kbprb kbusage KB168540