I am a delegate for my boss's outlook inbox and another inbox and some of their emails are coming to my inbox now as well as his.

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I am a delegate for my boss's outlook inbox and another inbox and some of their emails are coming to my inbox now as well as his.

Lynn Johnson 0

I am a delegate on my boss' outlook inbox and another inbox. For both of these accounts, I will get a few emails from the people emailing them. Not all people are emailing my email, just a few. The people emailing would not have had my email address. How are they getting my email address when I'm a delegate on their inbox?

Ryan-N 16,125 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-12T20:34:30.39+00:00

Hi Lynn,

I hope everything is going well on your end.

I’m following up on the support thread we've been working through together. I wanted to check in and see if the information I shared in my previous answer helped resolve the issue you were experiencing.

If you're still experiencing any issues or have further questions, please feel free to reach out at any time. I’m always happy to help if you need anything else.

I want to ensure everything is functioning smoothly and that your experience remains seamless.

Thank you again for your collaboration throughout the troubleshooting process. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Warm regards,

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Ryan-N 16,125 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-12T20:34:30.39+00:00

Hi Lynn,

I hope everything is going well on your end.

I’m following up on the support thread we've been working through together. I wanted to check in and see if the information I shared in my previous answer helped resolve the issue you were experiencing.

If you're still experiencing any issues or have further questions, please feel free to reach out at any time. I’m always happy to help if you need anything else.

I want to ensure everything is functioning smoothly and that your experience remains seamless.

Thank you again for your collaboration throughout the troubleshooting process. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Warm regards,

Answer 1

Hi Lynn,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Based on your description, emails from the two mailboxes for which you have delegate access are appearing in your mailbox.

Normally, being granted delegate access should not expose your email address.

The reason these emails are appearing in your mailbox may be the following:

Please check your Inbox Rules to see whether there is a rule configured to move or forward emails from those two mailboxes to your mailbox.

You can go to Rules > Manage Rules and check whether any rules are currently active. If so, please try disabling the rule and see if the issue persists.

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