Read posted messages

Use the Read Post form to read messages posted to public folders. These messages include postings to Internet news groups, which are stored in public folders by default in Microsoft Exchange Server. Posted messages are displayed in the Read Post form when they are opened by Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access recipients.

Note Because posted messages appear in public folders, they can be viewed by anyone with access permissions to that folder.

Some or all of the following information will appear in the posted message heading, depending on what was filled out by the original sender:

From The name (or e-mail alias) of the person who posted the message.
Posted To The name of the public folder in which the message was posted.
Conversation The conversation (or thread) to which the posted message belongs.
Subject The subject of the posted message.
Posted The date and time the message was posted.
Attachments Any files attached to the posting.

Read an attachment on a posted message

An attachment can be any type of file, such as a Microsoft Word document, a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, a .wav file, or a bitmap. When a posted message contains an attachment, Outlook Web Access displays a paper clip icon Icon image next to it in the public folder display.

When the posted message is opened, the name of the attached file appears in the heading information. Some attachments, such as .txt and .gif files, are opened directly by the Web browser.

Caution

To view an attachment

Click the attachment file name, located in the posted message heading information. The attachment will open in a new browser window.

Important Before editing attached files, you must download them to your computer. For help downloading files, see the Web browser documentation.