Is it possible to list/read emails in Windows Phone 7 using Silverlight?

Question

I'm wondering if it is possible to list/read emails from Silverlight app in Windows Phone 7 environment. I know that I can create new SMS/emails, but I'd like to actually parse incoming emails.

Answer 1

No, this is not currently possible.

Here are the tasks available: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.phone.tasks(v=VS.92).aspx

Answer 2

In the interests of the security of the users data and information. Windows Phone 7 does not allow third party applications access to emails.

The only thing that a Silverlight application can do with regard to emails is to: allow the user to select an email address from one of their contacts; and to launch the email composer task.