What is a Mail-Enabled Public Folder?
Mail-enabled public folders are a feature of the Microsoft Exchange Server that allow organizations to share information, via Outlook. With a MEPF, a group can have a group e-mail address and can view and reply to the e-mails without logging into a separate account.
To Request a Mail-Enabled Public Folder
Send an e-mail to the TAC at TAC@uncw.edu and provide answers to the following questions:
1. What do you want the folder name to be in Outlook?
2. What do you want the e-mail address to be? (1. and 2. can be the same)
3. Who needs to have permissions to this folder and what permissions do they need?
Editor - Create, read, modify, and delete all items and files
Author - Create and read items and files, and modify and delete items and files you create
Reviewer - Read items and files only
Contributor - Create items and files only. The contents of the folder do not appear
None - Use this as the default permission when you want to limit the folder audience to only users you specifically add to the Name/Role
4. Who needs "Send on Behalf of" Permissions?
This allows the person replying to a message to send a message on behalf of the MEPF instead of sending from their personal account.
For example, a message could be sent on behalf of the Technology Assistance Center.
How to Access/Use a MEPF
View the MEPF Handout for How To's including MEPFs..
Questions or Problems? Contact the Technology Assistance Center (TAC)
