SendAsGroup for Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010


Version: 1.0.0.2
This version can work on Exchange 2007 SP 1 with Update Rollup 4 or a later update rollup installed. 


Purpose

Consider a firm ABC running Exchange 2007/2010. The Accounting department staff has their own mailboxes (user@company.com) and they are Outlook users. Their e-mail is handled through generic department distribution group (accounts@company.com), which ensures that all users receive each e-mail message. For internal mail they want to be able to send e-mail as each individual user, however when this user sends e-mail out of the office, the From address needs to be set to the address of the distribution group (accounts@company.com). This should be done automatically on Exchange server side. 
Optionally, to send an external message personally, the user should set the message Sensitivity parameter to Personal, Private or Confidential. 

Using SendAsGroup application would solve the problem. 


Installation

On your Exchange 2007/2010 Hub Transport Server or Edge server computer:

1. Select (or create) a user account that is a member of the local Administrators, Domain Admins and Domain Users security groups. 

2. Log on locally as that user. 

3. Create C:\Program Files\SendAsGroup2007\ directory.
 
4. Move SendAsGroup2007-Demo.zip to C:\Program Files\SendAsGroup2007\ directory and extract all files. 

5. If you are running Exchange 2007, navigate to C:\Program Files\SendAsGroup2007\Ex2007 directory. If you are running Exchange 2010, navigate to C:\Program Files\SendAsGroup2007\Ex2010 directory. 

6. Run install.bat. 




Testing

1. Run the Exchange Management Console and navigate to Recipient Configuration > Distribution Group. Create a new mail-enabled distribution group named TestSendAsGroup. Then add yourself into TestSendAsGroup.

2. Run SendAsGroupSetup.exe. Click Add button. New window appears. Click Populate button. Select TestSendAsGroup and click OK button. New window that allows you to change the "Send as" address appears. Change it if you wish.

3. Open Outlook and create a new mail message. Send your message to any external Internet address you can operate.

4. Receive a message you have just sent using any SMTP/POP3 e-mail client (for example, Outlook Express) and make sure the sender address (From: field) is TestSendAsGroup@domain.com

5. Open Outlook and create a new mail message. Click Options > Sensitivity > Personal. Click Close. Send this message. 

6. Receive a message you have just sent and make sure the sender address (From: field) now is user's personal address.




Limitations

SendAsGroup 2007 utility version 1.0.0.2 can work on Exchange 2007 SP 1 with Update Rollup 4 or a later update rollup installed. 



Uninstallation

1. If you are running Exchange 2007, navigate to C:\Program Files\SendAsGroup2007\Ex2007 directory. If you are running Exchange 2010, navigate to C:\Program Files\SendAsGroup2007\Ex2010 directory. 

2. Run uninstall.bat

3. Delete C:\Program Files\SendAsGroup2007\ directory.  



About this demo version. 

SendAsGroup demo version adds [SendAsGroup 2007 DEMO] to the Subject line of each message processed. 




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I greatly appreciate your comments and criticism.



Victor Ivanidze

victor.ivanidze@ivasoft.com
www.ivasoft.com



