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Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We use a
server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been given the
task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I do that?
 
"Busslayer" <Busslayer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We use a
> server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been given
> the
> task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I do that?

Best to ask this question in an Outlook newsgroup.
 
Outlook-specific newsgroups include:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.bcm
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_addins
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.teamfolders
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.thirdpartyutil
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Busslayer wrote:
> Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We use a
> server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been given
> the task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I do
> that?
 
"Busslayer" wrote in message
news:989848A9-2310-437E-AC33-A7AD7D66D843@microsoft.com...
> Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer.

No end user of e-mail client software can configure the mail server to
deliver e-mail anywhere other than to the authenticated user that
connects to that mail server. If this user hacked into other employee's
accounts then the correct action is to require those other users to
change their password and to also disable or delete this offender's
account and do so immediately while informing his manager of the
corrective action.

> We use a server

And "server" is WHAT? A POP3 server? IMAP4? Exchange? Something
else?

> with x/p

And that would be Windows XP? Or Office XP? Or some other "x/p"?

> and have outlook 2003 on each computer.

Well, that only rules out Office XP since that suite includes Outlook
2002. So is it Windows XP?

> I have been given the
> task of reversing this without his knowledge.

If it is a peon then who cares if this employee knows. His manager
should definitely know about the abuse and take corrective action
against this employee which also means that employee WILL know. If is
some higher up boss to which you report then you had better tell him
that you intend to undo his efforts; otherwise, he can take corrective
action against YOU.

> Where and how do I do that?

At the mail server. Change the passwords to the hacked accounts and
tell those users to reset their passwords from whatever default you
used. Password algorithms should prevent them reusing the same old
password. Then disable the offender's account. Depending on what
server or routers that you use, you could also block his IP address from
connecting to the mail server or block his MAC address from getting
through that router to the mail server. We don't know your network and
mail setup.
 
Umm, something wrong here, XP isn't a server OS! Perhaps you have an ISP
that actually hold the mail account? How many mail accounts are actually
there? One?

Busslayer wrote:

> Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We use a
> server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been given the
> task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I do that?
 
By "... server with x/p ...." do you mean the office has a server and users
have XP or a XP used as a server?

If an actual server is in place (win NT, 2004?) Mail Exchange may be
installed and cam be configured to send E-mail to a "central" device.




"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23tTCRsgyHHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Umm, something wrong here, XP isn't a server OS! Perhaps you have an ISP
> that actually hold the mail account? How many mail accounts are actually
> there? One?
>
> Busslayer wrote:
>
>> Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We use a
>> server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been given
>> the task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I do
>> that?
>
 
Yes,
The computer we use as a central server is running X/P Media Edition.
Our "computer quy" set this up for one of the owners who is senile. The
other owner wants it off but doesn't want to pay computer guy to do it.
Complicated!

"AJR" wrote:

> By "... server with x/p ...." do you mean the office has a server and users
> have XP or a XP used as a server?
>
> If an actual server is in place (win NT, 2004?) Mail Exchange may be
> installed and cam be configured to send E-mail to a "central" device.
>
>
>
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23tTCRsgyHHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Umm, something wrong here, XP isn't a server OS! Perhaps you have an ISP
> > that actually hold the mail account? How many mail accounts are actually
> > there? One?
> >
> > Busslayer wrote:
> >
> >> Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We use a
> >> server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been given
> >> the task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I do
> >> that?
> >
>
>
>
 
If the central server is running an email server/program, you need to find
out what it is and how to find the setting to change the forwarding.

"Busslayer" <Busslayer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B4D09047-E3EE-4226-8763-90745830128F@microsoft.com...
| Yes,
| The computer we use as a central server is running X/P Media Edition.
| Our "computer quy" set this up for one of the owners who is senile. The
| other owner wants it off but doesn't want to pay computer guy to do it.
| Complicated!
|
| "AJR" wrote:
|
| > By "... server with x/p ...." do you mean the office has a server and
users
| > have XP or a XP used as a server?
| >
| > If an actual server is in place (win NT, 2004?) Mail Exchange may be
| > installed and cam be configured to send E-mail to a "central" device.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
| > news:%23tTCRsgyHHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| > > Umm, something wrong here, XP isn't a server OS! Perhaps you have an
ISP
| > > that actually hold the mail account? How many mail accounts are
actually
| > > there? One?
| > >
| > > Busslayer wrote:
| > >
| > >> Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We
use a
| > >> server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been
given
| > >> the task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I
do
| > >> that?
| > >
| >
| >
| >
 
Who provides the e-mail accounts? It isn't on the XP media edition
computer. Most likely your ISP has 1 or more account for your company
and "billyboy" is simply reading all the email and has set the reader to
not leave e-mail on the server. Please verify that this is true.

Busslayer wrote:

> Yes,
> The computer we use as a central server is running X/P Media Edition.
> Our "computer quy" set this up for one of the owners who is senile. The
> other owner wants it off but doesn't want to pay computer guy to do it.
> Complicated!
>
> "AJR" wrote:
>
>
>>By "... server with x/p ...." do you mean the office has a server and users
>>have XP or a XP used as a server?
>>
>>If an actual server is in place (win NT, 2004?) Mail Exchange may be
>>installed and cam be configured to send E-mail to a "central" device.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:%23tTCRsgyHHA.3564@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Umm, something wrong here, XP isn't a server OS! Perhaps you have an ISP
>>>that actually hold the mail account? How many mail accounts are actually
>>>there? One?
>>>
>>>Busslayer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Someone on our office set our e-mails all to go to his computer. We use a
>>>>server with x/p and have outlook 2003 on each computer. I have been given
>>>>the task of reversing this without his knowledge. Where and how do I do
>>>>that?
>>>
>>
>>
 
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