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by flores

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I'm using microsoft outlook 1998 right now. Is there a way to create a security on my inbox to restrict even an administrator to configure my e-mail? If an administrator sign on to a computer then if he want to configure the outlook to see my e-mailhe can do that. What I want to do is restrict any users even admin. Thanks in advance.

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by penguinsrule

An administrator can see anything. But, most administrators don't have time to go poking around in people's email unless there's something serious that prompts them to do that.

by techd00d

I agree. This is not your computer system, it belongs to the Administrator and therefore he (or she) can see everything that you do. If you want e-mail privacy you will have to encrypt your e-mail using something such as PGP. The only sure way to maintain e-mail privacy is to not send any sensitive information via e-mail. This also holds true for your system at home, since in order for your mail to be delivered it will have to travel thru your ISP's system and several other systems along the way. Your e-mail can be intercepted and read at any point in it's delivery route. Short answer is: e-mail was not designed to be private and secure, so don't assume that it is ;)

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