Microsoft Exchange and Python

[Grant Edwards]

In article <mailman.1028743309.8884.python-list at python.org>, Lindstrom Greg - glinds wrote:

> About an hour ago I was asked I could use Python to connect
> into our corporate Microsoft Exchange mail server to retrieve
> and process certain emails.  Pulling out my copy of "Python
> Programming on Win32" (Hammond/Robinson), I quickly -- really
> quickly -- was able to logon and pull all of the subject lines
> out of my Inbox.  My team leader had to pick his jaw up off the
> floor!!  I have since written an object allowing him to access
> the server and list, choose, and process the specified
> messages. Very cool, indeed.

:)

> My problem?  I would like to know all of the methods available
> to me using the win32com.client Dispatch("Mapi.Exchange")
> interface.

Hmm.  I've been using Dispatch("Mapi.Session").  It works, but
an annoying dialog pops up warning that a program is accessing
e-mail addresses and I've got to click "OK" before my Python
program can fetch mail. Does using Mapi.Exchange avoid this?

> I have looked in the above book, as well as various on line
> help urls.  Please excuse my ignorance...I am not that familiar
> with Windows APIs.  Any help you can provide would be
> appreciated.

If you do find a good reference for talking to Exchange, post a
pointer for the rest of us.  I figured it the few methods I use
mostly by trial and error.

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