Windows Mail (formerly Outlook Express)

[Windows Mail (formerly Outlook Express) is available for use in Windows Vista. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.]

Disclaimer

New applications should not use Windows Mail (formerly Outlook Express). It exists for backward compatibility with legacy applications. Windows Mail may not be supported in the next version of Windows.

Introduction

Windows Mail is an online communication tool supplied as part of Windows Vista and later versions.

This documentation is provided for programmers who want to extend the functionality of Windows Mail.

Developer Audience

The Microsoft Visual C++ class-based interface is designed for use by C/C++ programmers. Familiarity with Component Object Model (COM) is required. Additionally, familiarity with the Windows graphical user interface and message-driven architecture may be helpful.

Windows Mail Documentation

This documentation is organized as shown in the following tables.

Overviews

Handling for Account Data	Describes the mechanism for storing mail, news, and directory service account data.
Developer Features for Windows Mail	Describes the latest application features.

 

References

Database	Describes database-related API.
Messaging	Describes messaging-related API.
Networking	Describes network-related API.
Accounts	Describes accounts-related API.
Miscellaneous	Describes miscellaneous API.

 

Related Topics

Windows Vista provides a mechanism and user interface for storing and retrieving information about people (contacts). For information, see Windows Contacts.