SGriffin's MAPI Internals
MAPI - Not dead yet
No MSG For You!
Whenever I find myself repeating the same message over and over again, I have to ask why I haven't...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 01/08/2008
December 2007 Release of MFCMAPI
The December 2007 Release (build 6.0.0.1003) is live: https://www.codeplex.com/MFCMAPIHere's the...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 12/26/2007
Stay at Home Server??
Yesterday, a new Developer Support engineer started here - Rick Hallihan, of OneManShouting fame. We...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 12/04/2007
Fixed the Wrapped PST Sample
When I announced the Outlook 2007 Auxiliary Reference, I noted there were a few issues with the...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 11/15/2007
November 2007 Release Of MFCMAPI
The November 2007 Release (build 6.0.0.1002) is live: https://www.codeplex.com/MFCMAPIHere's the...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 11/08/2007
Announcing: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Auxiliary Reference
Excellent news! We just published the Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Auxiliary...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 10/31/2007
Conflict Resolution and You
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb821131.aspx] This is a...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 10/15/2007
Whither ECE?
This is a question for those of you out there who still have Exchange Client Extensions.Aside from...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 10/12/2007
MFCMAPI Source is Live
I said I'd do it, and now I did it. Introducing the MFCMAPI project on CodePlex:...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 08/30/2007
Rebase This: Introducing the Calendar Rebasing Library
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb820976.aspx] We're getting...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 08/16/2007
Simple MAPI and Vista
It's just a day of cool fixes. For months now, people have been bugging me about the fact that...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 08/07/2007
Making The New CDO Work With The Old Exchange
I know a number of you have asked about this - the latest CDO downloads didn't work with older...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 08/07/2007
More IConverter For Ya
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb821176.aspx] Good news,...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 07/20/2007
What To Do? What To Do?
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905124.aspx] Melissa put up...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 07/12/2007
Don't Crawl On Me
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905130.aspx] There are a...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 07/10/2007
Whodathunkit?
I managed to waste half a morning figuring out something I'm supposed to already know. Dev asked if...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 07/09/2007
You Mean You Want the OOM To Actually Work?
We had a customer report recently that when he tried to fetch certain properties using the Outlook...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 07/03/2007
Next Week Is MUCH Better For Me
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb905285.aspx] This is just...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 06/29/2007
IConverterSession - Do You Converter Session?
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb821176.aspx] Ryan, one of...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 06/22/2007
Why Outlook Won't Show Your Messages
We've gotten a rash of cases where message store developers complain that their store worked...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 06/21/2007
Outlook 2007, Public Folders, MAPI and You
This was discussed a while back in one of the newsgroups. I figured I'd document it a little more...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 05/30/2007
New FreeBusy Rights In Exchange/Outlook 2007
[This is now documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd188684.aspx ] Development...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 05/25/2007
Please Include Me In Your Reply As I Am Not A Member Of This DL
Raymond and Matt just posted their own thoughts on e-mail etiquette, especially as it applies here...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 05/10/2007
Still Getting DST Issues Here...
Believe it or not, we're still getting calls on the recent Daylight Saving Time changes. Most of the...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 05/09/2007
Detecting the Version Of Exchange in a Profile
[This is now documented here: https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb820967.aspx] We had some...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 04/18/2007
Why Can't I Open The Mailbox?
Following up on my previous article on CONNECT_IGNORE_NO_PF, I had a customer recently who...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 03/29/2007
MAPI and Exchange 2007
Most of you have realized by now that Exchange 2007 doesn't include MAPI "in the box". We're...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 03/19/2007
Outlook 2007 RTM Docs - List of provider GUIDs set in the registry
[This is now documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb821125.aspx] (Now that...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 03/07/2007
Outlook 2007 RTM Docs - Properties
[This is now documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb927656.aspx,...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 03/06/2007
Outlook 2007 RTM Docs - Notification Based Indexing Support
[This is now documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb821096.aspx,...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 03/02/2007
Outlook 2007 RTM Docs - Blocked Attachments
[This is now documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb820936.aspx] ...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 03/01/2007
Random HRESULT From Outlook Object Model
I don't normally write much about the Outlook Object Model, but this was just too interesting to...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 02/15/2007
Exchange Web Services and Internet Message Headers
We had a customer asking how to use the InternetMessageHeaders property in EWS. They found that if...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 02/09/2007
Where did MAPISVC.INF go?
[This is now documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb820993.aspx] There's a KB...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 01/18/2007
New MAPI Goodness
Updates to the downloads of CDO and MAPI/CDO are now available. Here are the links:CDO 1.21:...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 01/08/2007
Lego Star Wars II: Rudolph the Red Nose Jedi
Ok - fine. I admit it. I'm a Lego and Star Wars geek. So it's no surprise I love this game. That's...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 12/23/2006
Exchange Web Services and MAPI Props
Merry Christmas! With Exchange 12 (whoops! Exchange 2007) just around the corner, we're starting to...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 12/19/2006
Preview Handlers in Outlook 2007
I figure it won't be long before folks are asking me how to do this. Stephen Toub put up a great...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 12/14/2006
Outlook 2007 Timezone Structures
[This is now documented here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff960198.aspx, among other...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 12/06/2006
MAPI Editor Options
I thought it'd be interesting to document the registry values that MAPI Editor uses. Most of them...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 11/13/2006
Folders Don't Do Named Props
A fellow engineer recently asked me how to set custom properties on a folder object in a PST. I...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 11/06/2006
The Intentional Memory Leak
So - there's a memory leak in Outlook's implementation of MAPI. That shouldn't be too much of a...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 11/03/2006
Managing Entry IDs in the Wrapped PST
Update – this is now part of the Outlook MAPI Code Samples. [This is now documented here:...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 10/04/2006
Building MFCMAPI With Visual Studio 6
Update – Get the latest MFCMAPI build and source (which should build with VS6) at...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 08/03/2006
Comment Spam
Just so everyone knows, I've gotten a lot of comments lately that are either totally disgusting or...
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 06/13/2006
Announcing MAPI/CDO Download
Folks have been asking for some time now for a standalone installation package for MAPI and CDO....
Author: Stephen Griffin - MSFT Date: 06/09/2006