Sharing folders in Kerio Connect Client 8.3 and older

In Kerio Connect Client you can share any folder in any section with other users.

First you assign sharing rights to users, then users subscribe to shared folders.

NOTE

For information about sharing in Kerio Connect 8.4 and newer, read Sharing in Kerio Connect.

Sharing email folders

  1. In your email section in Kerio Connect Client, right-click a folders and select Sharing.
  2. Select with whom to share:
  • user — type a name or email address (Kerio Connect Client will offer a list of users)
  • group of users — select from a list of groups
  • everyone from your domain
  • everyone from server — only available if public folders are set as Global for all domains. For more information refer to Public folders in Kerio Connect.
  1. Select the level of rights:
  • can view — users cannot edit messages
  • can change — users can edit messages
  • is owner — users can edit messages and change sharing rights
  1. You can Set the rights also for subfolders. Any subfolders created after you set sharing will not be included.
  2. Save the settings.

Sharing calendars

  1. In your calendar section in Kerio Connect Client, right-click a calendar and select Sharing.
  2. Select with whom to share:
  • user — type a name or email address (Kerio Connect Client will offer a list of users)
  • group of users — select from a list of groups
  • everyone from your domain
  • public — no login required for displaying the calendar
  1. Select the level of rights:
  • can view — users cannot edit events
  • can change — users can edit events
  • is owner — users can edit events and change sharing rights

NOTE

Only the original owner can change events with more attendees. To edit events with more attendees, use delegation instead of sharing. For more information refer to Using delegation in Kerio Connect Client.

Also, if you share your calendar publicly, Kerio Connect Client assigns the can view rights (these settings cannot be changed).

  1. Save the settings.

Sharing contacts, notes and task folders

  1. In your calendars/notes/tasks section in Kerio Connect Client, right-click a folder and select Sharing.
  2. Select with whom to share:
  • user — type a name or email address (Kerio Connect Client will offer a list of users)
  • group of users — select from a list of groups
  • everyone from your domain
  1. Select the level of rights:
  • can view — users cannot edit contacts/notes/tasks
  • can change — users can edit contacts/notes/tasks
  • is owner — users can edit contacts/notes/tasks and change sharing rights
  1. Save the settings.

Removing sharing rights

Go to the sharing dialog of a folder and click the x symbol next to the user you wish to remove from sharing.

Subscribing to shared folders

  • email, calendar, note and task folders — click the + symbol next to Shared Folders in the left hand tree and select the folder to subscribe. If you don't see Shared Folders, you have no folders to subscribe to.

  • calendar folders — click the + symbol next to People in the calendar list on the left and select the calendar to subscribe. If you don't see People, you have no calendars to subscribe to.

NOTE

If events also have attendees other than the original owner, you cannot change such events regardless of your rights. To edit events with more attendees, use delegation instead of sharing. For more information refer to Using delegation in Kerio Connect Client.

Unsubscribing shared folders

Right-click a shared folder and select Hide.