How do I avoid the server-specified security policies for my work e-mail? When I signed into my e-mail for work (we're on Microsoft Exchange) there were a number of server-specified security policies (See below) How do I avoid these?:



I just received a Nexus 7 and signed into my work's exchange server. When I did so I told me that the server was requiring some security settings. I don't really like those. Especially the one (not really mentioned in the image) which disables NFC which I wish to use for Google Wallet.



So my question could be answered by:


A non-rooting method to disable these settings;
A different app which would allow me to still connect to the server but not enforce these security settings;
Anything else which I may be missing.
First off, talk to your Exchange administrators.  See if they deliberately are setting the mobile device security settings so tightly.  I would have a discussion with them to see if they can loosen up the security settings.

If you only want email you could try K-9 from the app store.  It uses IMAP to get the mail from the server so your exchange server will have to have that turned on.