Exchange Server - Global Access

Question

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to create a web-based app that can interact with Exchange server globally. Meaning, I need it to have the ability to view, change, delete, and create all e-mails, calendars, appointments, tasks, notes, etc... across the domain. I am using .Net, and have been looking into sinks, but wasn't sure if this was the best route to go. Will sinks give me the full functionality I need (It appears to only work with e-mails, though I haven't fully begin coding it yet as I'm waiting on the server to arrive)? Or does anyone have any better suggestions / ideas? Thanks in advance!

• Andrew Whittington

Let me elaborate a little further, I think I gave the wrong impression. These solutions allow for a client to access their e-mail, calendar, etc... via the webmail.

I need the web-app to be able to access everyone's e-mails, calenders, etc... Not for each individual client to access their own. The final solution will provide a way to track a team within a company.

Answer 1

I think exchange already has a webmail interface.

Answer 2

Exchange does already have a webmail interface it is known as Outlook Web Access.

Another option is to use simple SMTP located in the System.Web.Mail namespace within the .net framework.

System.Web.Mail Namespace

If you are after a specific API then hopefully you are using Exchange 2007, if you are look at the

Exchange Development on Microsofts MSDN Site

Also check out this book, it may have some very useful info in it

Exchange Web Services

Answer 3

After a bit of R&D, managed sinks can sit on the exchange server, and are triggered when a save action happens in a specified folder. If a sink was to be registered to each client's folder, it can provide a way to collect all the data, and make changes/additions where required (such as, detecting an e-mail, and triggering an appointment to be created). Hope anyone else with a similar issue can benefit from this!

Cheers