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Proxying in GroupWise

GroupWise allows you to grant other GroupWise users access to your account. You can utilize these features in the GroupWise client and in webmail.

Granting Proxy Access

    In the GroupWise client

    • 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.
    • When complete, click OK.

    In GroupWise Webmail

    • Click the Options button (top-right).

Help - Options and Logout

    • Click Proxy Access > Add Entry
    • Click the 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.
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Accepting Proxy Access

    In the GroupWise client

    • 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.

    In GroupWise Webmail

    • 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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