How to Configure Send on Behalf of in Exchange Server 2003

Administrator or any user can assign the permissions to any other user to send mail on behalf of other users. For example, user Mike is going on leave for 15 days, he can grant the permission to some other user, John to send on behalf of him. John does not require to an access of Outlook Profile of other user. Same mail can be sent from Microsoft Outlook only by using the From.. tab.

These permissions can be assigned in two ways:

1. By administrator, from Active Directory Users and Computers.

2. By user, from Microsoft Outlook

To grant Send on behalf of permission from Microsoft Outlook

1. Open the Microsoft Outlook > Tools > Options.

2. Click on Delegate tab.

3. Click on Add to grant permission to a new user.

4. Select the user from the address book.

5. Select the user (John) and click OK.

6. In the Delegate Permissions dialog box of John user, select the appropriate folder and grant the desired permissions.

To grant Send on behalf of permission from Active Directory Users and Computers

1. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers.

2. Right click on the user (John) and then click Properties.

3. Click Exchange General and then click on Delivery Options.

4. Click Add and select the user (Mike).

5. Click OK to close the Delivery Options window.

6. Click OK to close the account properties window.