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Proxying in GroupWise v. 8

GroupWise allows you to grant other GroupWise users access to your account. You can utilize these features in the GroupWise client as well as in WebAccess.

In GroupWise Client

    Granting Proxy Access

    • Click Tools > Options.
    • Double-click Security.
    • Click the Proxy Access tab.
    • In the Name box, begin typing the last name of the person you want to grant access to.
    • When their name appears, click Add User.
    • In the Access list, locate that person's name and click it.
    • Under Access rights, select the read and write access you want the person to have.

    Accepting Procxy Access

    • As a proxy, you will be able to gain access to another's mail or calendar by clicking the Online drop-down menu (above your folders list).

      • The New Location for Proxy

    • Click Proxy.
    • Add the person's username to the proxy list and click OK.
    • If you have been granted proxy access, you will now be taken to that person's account.
    • If you have not been granted proxy access, you will receive an error, "Access to user username@ipfw.edu is denied"
    • To toggle between your account and another, click the Online drop-down list and either choose your name or theirs.
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In GroupWise WebAccess

    Granting Proxy Access

    • Click the Options button (top-right).

Help - Options and Logout

    • Click Proxy Access > Click Add Entry
    • Click Address Book to find the person's name.
    • After Last Name Begins With, enter the person's last name and click Search.
    • Click the radio button in front of the person's name, then click Select.
    • Click OK.
    • Select the access rights you want the person to have.
    • Click Save.
    • Click Close.

    Acception Proxy Access

    • From the GroupWise WebAccess main window, click the Proxy icon.

      • Proxy Icon

    • The Proxy list contains the names of all users whose Mailboxes you've previously proxied.
    • If the mailbox you want to proxy is listed in the Proxy list, click the name.
    • If you know the desired user name, you can simply enter it in the Name field and click Login.
    • If you don't know the person's username, click the Address Book button to find it. Once located, click the Login button.
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