Hey folks,

I am wondering if anyone here has had any experience using OI MAPI with Eudora as a mail client.

I currently am creating a .msg text file and executing Eudora's Command Line Interface to send messages. This HAS worked fine until now.

My first new issue is that I must be able to send attachments with my outgoing email. Supposedly this is possible with Eudora's Command Line Interface but is not documented.

I now also need to read email and parse the data into OI. I guess it is time for me to get very familiar with all the OI MAPI commands.

I have read through the Topic on OI MAPI and Outlook previously posted.

Thanks in advance for any advise you may have.

Jim

jimjenka@yahoo.com

In order to intercept MAPI messages, Eudora requires its own versions of the MAPI libraries to be installed in the Windows SYSTEM directory. When the Microsoft MAPI DLLs are installed, then Eudora cannot intercept any MAPI messages since these DLLs are hardwired to Microsoft Mail/Exchange. When the Eudora DLLs are installed, then Microsoft Mail/Exchange is effectively disabled since these DLLs are hardwired to Eudora.

To setup Eudora's handling of MAPI messages, you must choose the proper "Use Eudora MAPI Server" setting in Eudora's Tools:Options:MAPI dialog box. There are three possible setting values:

1=Never. This is the default setting. This causes the Eudora MAPI DLLs to be uninstalled and the Microsoft MAPI DLLs (if any) to be restored. With this setting, Eudora will never intercept any MAPI messages.

2=When Eudora is Running. This is the recommended setting for those who need to use both Microsoft Mail/Exchange and Eudora. In this case, Eudora swaps in the Eudora MAPI DLLs when Eudora starts and unswaps the Eudora MAPI DLLs when Eudora quits. When running, Eudora will intercept all MAPI messages, effectively disabling Microsoft Mail/Exchange. While Eudora is not running, Microsoft Mail/Exchange will be re-enabled since Eudora restores the original Microsoft MAPI DLLs in the Windows SYSTEM directory. For example, to send a fax using Microsoft Exchange, you must first quit Eudora, send the fax via Exchange, then restart Eudora.

3=Always. This "permanently" installs the Eudora MAPI DLLs in place of the Microsoft MAPI DLLs. This is the recommended setting for those who do not use Microsoft Mail/Exchange. In this case, Eudora swaps in the Eudora MAPI DLLs and leaves them installed in the Windows SYSTEM directory even after Eudora quits. In this case, you can send a MAPI message even when Eudora is not running. The Eudora MAPI DLLs have the ability to detect that Eudora is not running, auto-launch Eudora, and then complete the MAPI transaction once Eudora is started.

Eudora automatically performs the install and uninstall of the Eudora MAPI DLLs on-the-fly, as necessary.

Steve

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I have a customer using it daily from OI 3.75. Works fine.

Handling attachments was tricky due to lack of documentation.

Dave

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