Set public folder sharing permissions

Article updated on 24 March, 2008

How do i allow normal users to modify the public folder's contents ?

- Login to the Webmail interface using the postmaster account of the domain in question.
- Right-click the public folder or the "Public Folders" root folder.
- Click the "Sharing" item of the menu displayed.
- Click the "+ Add" button found inside the permissions window.
- Click the "Select" button to display a list of users for which permissions to the folder are needed to be added.
- Select the user or the "All Users" item from the presented users list.
- From the "Permissions level" select box choose the "Contributor" or "Editor" item depending on the level of access desired.
- Click the "Ok" button to set the permissions.

After logging out of the postmaster account test the level of access for the selected users to the public folder.

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