Introducing the Outlook Integration API
Outlook has decided to publish documentation for a number of previously internal only APIs which ship with Outlook 2003 SP1. Here's a link to the docs.
Due to a tight deadline, we were only able to document a small subset of these APIs. We are considering plans in place to expand these docs over time, but nothing is fixed in stone.
Note that some of the APIs being documented may be present in other versions of Outlook, but we're only providing support for their use in Outlook 2003 SP1. While it is likely that we will decide to support these APIs in future versions of Outlook, we will NOT provide support for earlier versions (including any version of Outlook 2000 and Outlook XP and Outlook 2003 RTM). There are both technical and resource related reasons for this.
Some highlights of the new docs
- MAPI<->MIME Conversion API - This is the API Outlook uses to convert to and from MAPI for POP3 and SMTP
- Offline State API - determine online/offline capabilities of your connection and get notification when it changes
- Internet Account Management - enumeration and deletion of SMTP/POP3 accounts in your MAPI profiles
- Free Busy Provider Implementation - implement your own free busy information
Hit me with any questions you have about these APIs.
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[Update: This was superseded by the Outlook 2007 Auxiliary Reference]