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- VB 4 Unleashed - Chapter 25 README.TXT
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- Some Exchange users may have trouble running the MAPI code examples because
- the code uses the "VBU Test Profile" instead of the default "MS Exchange
- Settings" that is created when you first install the Exchange Mail Client.
- This README shows you how to create the VBU Test Profile and why you might
- want to use custom profiles in your own applications in the future.
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- Creating the VBU Test Profile
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- The programming examples in chapter 25 all use a unique Ms Exchange Profile -
- "VBU Test Profile." This can easily be added to your list of valid profiles.
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- 1. Select the Mail and Fax Icon from the Control Panel
- 2. Press the "Show Profiles" button to bring up the profiles dialog
- 3. Press the "Add" button to create a new profile.
- 4. Follow along with the Wizard to build a new profile.
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- You can use this same routine to set the Default Profile for each time
- you start the Exchange Mail Client.
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- Why Use the VBU Test Profile Anyway?
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- The VBU Test Profile was created to simplify the code/test cycle of the MAPI
- application. Some users have thier Exchange Mail Client hooked up to the
- MSN network, CompuServe Mail, or some other remote mail handler. Each time
- you perform a MAPISession.SignOn, the Exchange Client will call up all the
- remote sites and look for new mail. This can be a real pain when you're
- repeatedly re-starting your sample code.
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- To avoid calling all remote sites each time you perform a session sign on,
- you can define a unique Exchange profile that only uses the local mail
- services like the local MS Mail server or your Fax modem.
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- You can also use this technique to create profiles for remote-only services.
- This way, you can write a VB app that will call specific services, get the
- available messages and return to the VB app without having to connect to
- all services. Great for remote/mobile users, too.
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- MCA
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