Disable incoming email settings pages for SharePoint server 2007

TO restrict user to change incoming email settings, we must customize some of aspx files.

Implementation Instructions

1.         Logon to the servers, and open “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\template\LAYOUTS”.

2.         Take back up following 2 aspx files, and place them on same directory.
* new.aspx
* EmailSettings.aspx

3.         Change file name that you back up now as below
* new.aspx                                               →           new_xxx.aspx
* EmailSettings.aspx                             →           EmailSettings_xxx.aspx

4.         Open new.aspx(Original). And add “disabled="disabled"” in the following code.

Around line 412…

disabled="disabled"

>
disabled="disabled">


Around line 504….

disabled="disabled">
disabled="disabled">

5.         Save and close.

6.         Open EmailSettings.aspx(Original). And change code as following.

Around line 97…
Original
function _spBodyOnLoad()
{
SetControlsDisabled(document.getElementById("<%= EnabledFalse.ClientID %>").checked);
}

New
function _spBodyOnLoad()
{
//SetControlsDisabled(document.getElementById("<%= EnabledFalse.ClientID %>").checked);
SetControlsDisabled(document.getElementById("<%= EnabledFalse.ClientID %>").disabled = true);
SetControlsDisabled(document.getElementById("<%= EnabledTrue.ClientID %>").disabled = true);
}

7.         Save and close.

8.         Repeat above step for all WFEs.

how to open the setting page 

1.       Open the document library you just created.

2.       Click Settings – document library settings.

3.       Under Communication Settings click E-Mail Settings.

4.       Change URL as below.
http:/xxx/sites/xxx/_layouts/EmailSettings.aspx?List=xxx
　　　　　　↓
http:/xxx/sites/xxx/_layouts/EmailSettings_xxx.aspx?List=xxx