About Proxy

Proxy lets a GroupWise® user access another GroupWise user's Mailbox to perform various actions, such as reading, sending, accepting, and declining items, on behalf of the user. This means that you can manage another user's Mailbox (including the Calendar), or you can allow another user to manage your Mailbox.

Before you can use Proxy to manage another user's Mailbox, that person must grant you proxy access to his or her Mailbox. The same is true if you want someone to act as your proxy; you must give that person proxy access to your Mailbox.

Proxy access enables the proxy to open the other person's Mailbox, while logged in to his or her own Mailbox, without knowing the person's GroupWise user ID and Mailbox password. It also establishes the rights the proxy has to the Mailbox. A proxy's rights determine the extent to which the proxy can manage the person's Mailbox. For example, the proxy might be given rights to read and write (send) all item types or be given rights to read only Calendar items (appointments, notes, and tasks).

In addition to providing specific users with proxy access to your Mailbox, you can establish a default level of proxy access. The default level of proxy access is given to all GroupWise users who haven't been explicitly given proxy access. You establish the default level of proxy access by modifying the <All User Access> entry in your Proxy Access list. For example, if you want to enable all GroupWise users to view your Calendar, you can modify the <All User Access> entry to give Read rights to your appointments, notes, and tasks. By default, the default proxy access does not allow any access to your Mailbox.

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