Messaging Application Programming Interface
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Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) is an API for Microsoft Windows which allows programs to become email-aware. While MAPI is designed to be independent of the protocol, it is usually used to communicate with Microsoft Exchange Server.
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- Instance of
- application programming interface
- Based on
- Component Object Model
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Details
- Service provider interface
- MAPI/RPC protocol details
- MAPI over HTTP
- Incompatibility with Internet Mail
- Reimplementations
- References
- External links
Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) is an API for Microsoft Windows which allows programs to become email-aware. While MAPI is designed to be independent of the protocol, it is usually used to communicate with Microsoft Exchange Server.
== Details == MAPI uses functions loosely based on the X.400 XAPIA standard. It includes facilities to access message transports, message stores, and directories.
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