Exchange Interoperability: Messages and Attachments

MSDN Library Topics
The following MSDN library topics pertain directly to messages and attachments.

• Microsoft.Exchange.Data Managed APIs Architecture
  Describes APIs from the Transport Agents SDK that are relevant to the mailbox and other structures.
• Microsoft.NET Namespaces for Exchange
  Provides a brief introduction and links to specific topics about Microsoft.Exchange namespace group.
• Working with email messages by using the EWS Managed API
  Provides a brief introduction and links to specific topics about messages in Exchange Web Services (EWS) client API.
• Working with attachments by using the EWS Managed API
  Provides a brief introduction and links to specific topics about attachments in Exchange Web Services (EWS) client API.
• Working with Mail Messages
  Provides a brief introduction and links to specific topics about mail message operations in Exchange Web Services (EWS).
• Working with items by using the EWS Managed API
  Shows how to perform CRUD operations on items in a mailbox by using Exchange Web Services (EWS) client API.
• EWS, MIME, and the missing Internet message headers
  Discusses Exchange Web Services (EWS) and MIME as applied to message headers.
• Working with Notifications
  Provides a brief introduction and links to specific topics about Notification operations in Exchange Web Services (EWS).
• Using Streaming Notifications with Exchange 2010 SP1
  Discusses streaming notifications.
• Working with Impersonation
  Provides a brief introduction and links to specific topics about Impersonation operations in Exchange Web Services (EWS).
• Working with impersonation by using the EWS Managed API
  Provides a brief introduction and links to specific topics about Impersonation operations in Exchange Web Services (EWS) client API.
• Using Name Resolution
  Provides an example of resolving an ambiguous name in Exchange Web Services (EWS).
• Mail Tips Resolving ambiguous names by using the EWS Managed API
  Provides an example of resolving an ambiguous name in Exchange Web Services (EWS) client API.
• Internet Standard Message Formats
  Provides information on Internet standards for message formats.

SDKs
The following SDKs pertain to this module.

• Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Transport Agents SDK
  Introduces the Transport Agents SDK.
• Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Web Services SDK
  Introduces the Exchange Web Services (EWS) SDK.
• Exchange Web Services Managed API 1.2 SDK
  Introduces the Exchange Web Services (EWS) client API SDK.

Videos
The following videos address interoperability concerns that pertain to this module.

• Exchange Protocol Test Suite Architecture
  Introduces the Exchange Protocol Test Suite Architecture.
• Exchange RPC Plugfest MS-OXCPRPT
  Discusses Exchange protocol objects and properties. The talk details modifying, reading, referring to objects as well as referring to and manipulating properties and working with streams.
• Exchange Notifications
  Explains the Core Notifications protocol, as specified in MS-OXCNOTIF.

Open Specifications
The following open specification documents describe Exchange internal protocols and file formats that pertain to the areas of functionality described in this module.

• MS-OXPROTO
  Provides a complete list of Exchange protocols, sorted by feature area.
• Exchange Server Protocol Documents
  Provides a list of all the protocol and other technology specifications in the documentation set.
• [MS-OXCRPC]: Wire Format Protocol Specification
  Serves as the transport basis for client/server communications over RPC.
• [MS-OXCROPS]: Remote Operations (ROP) List and Encoding Protocol Specification
  Used by clients to access and modify mailbox information on servers.
• [MS-OXBBODY]: Best Body Retrieval Algorithm
  Provides a mechanism for efficient storage of message bodies.
• [MS-OXCNOTIF]: Core Notifications Protocol Specification
  Handles notifications that are sent to a client when specific server events occur.
• [MS-OXOFLAG]: Informational Flagging Protocol Specification
  Sets flagging-related properties on Message objects. These properties can then be used to identify flagged messages.
• [MS-OXOJRNL]: Journal Object Protocol Specification
  Enables the representation of journal entries in a messaging store.
• [MS-OXOMSG]: E-Mail Object Protocol Specification
  Enables the representation of e-mail messages in a messaging store.
• [MS-OXORMDR]: Reminder Settings Protocol Specification
  Allows the user or an agent who is acting on behalf of the user to associate a reminder with a given Message object, with the intention that a client will signal the user or agent when the signal time is reached.
• [MS-OXORMMS]: Rights-Managed E-Mail Object Protocol
  Used by clients to create and consume rights-managed e-mail messages.
• [MS-OXCMAIL]: RFC2822 and MIME to E-Mail Object Conversion Algorithm
  Converts data between the Internet standard e-mail format, as described in [RFC2822], and the Message object format.
• [MS-OXOSMIME]: S/MIME E-Mail Object Algorithm
  Handles the conversion of arbitrary clear-signed messages and of S/MIME opaque-signed and encrypted messages.
• [MS-OXRTFCP]: Rich Text Format (RTF) Compression Algorithm
  Encodes and decodes a compressed stream in Rich Text Format (RTF) message bodies.
• [MS-OXRTFEX]: Rich Text Format (RTF) Extensions Algorithm
  Encapsulates additional content formats (such as HTML) within the RTF body property of messages and attachments.
• [MS-OXTNEF]: Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (TNEF) Data Algorithm
  Encodes and decodes Message objects and Attachment objects to an efficient stream representation.
• [MS-OXMSG]: Outlook Item (.msg) File Format
  Used to represent individual e-mail messages, appointments, contacts, tasks, and so on in the file system.
• [MS-ASCMD]: ActiveSync Command Reference Protocol
  Enables the synchronization of e-mail, attachments, contact information, calendar data, and document objects.
• [MS-ASRM]: ActiveSync Rights Management Protocol
  Describes the actions allowed on an e-mail message and its attachments.
• [MS-OXIMAP4]: Internet Message Access Protocol Version 4 (IMAP4) Extensions
  Extends IMAP4, as described in [RFC3501], which enables a client to access e-mail on a server.
• [MS-OXPOP3]: Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) Extensions
  Extends POP3, as described in [RFC1939], which enables the listing and downloading of mail.
• [MS-OXSMTP]: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Mail Submission Extensions
  Extends the SMTP Message Submission for Mail protocol, as described in [RFC4409], which is used to submit mail from a client to a server.
• [MS-XLOGIN]: SMTP Protocol: AUTH LOGIN Extension
  Extends SMTP to support a simple base64 encoding authentication mechanism.
• [MS-OXWOOF]: Out of Office (OOF) Web Service Protocol
  Enables clients to configure server-based automatic e-mail responses.
• [MS-OXWSATT]: Attachment Handling Web Service Protocol
  Enables clients to create, delete, and get attachments on items on the server.
• [MS-OXWSCORE]: Core Items Web Service Protocol
  Enables clients to create, update, and delete items on the server.
• [MS-OXWSMSG]: E-Mail Message Types Web Service Protocol
  Enables clients to create, update, and delete e-mail items on the server.
• [MS-OXWSMTRK]: Message Tracking Web Service Protocol
  Enables clients to find and retrieve information about message delivery by the server.