Reading and Adding E-mail addresses for a mail-enabled Active Directory User

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Chris Noble - 21 Aug 2007 17:44 GMT

I need to be able to read and add to the collection of email addesses for an
Active Directory User with a mailbox. I assume that this is a collection
object.
However I can't find any help on which technology to use. I can create and
access the properties for a user using
System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry and then create a mailbox using
CDOEXM.IMailboxStore which adds an e-mail address automatically.

There is an email property on the General tab of Active Directory Uses and
Computers User Properties MMC which is easy to access using 'mail' property
of a DirectoryEntry user object but how do you access the collection of
E-mail addresses on the E-mail addresses tab. There is also the question of
how to set the primary e-mail address.

In the Active Directory Uses and Computers user properties MMC you add a new
e-mail address, say SMTP, and which ever address is selected as the primary
address then appears as the 'mail' property on the general tab. I need to do
this programmatically.

Any suggestions where to start please?

Thanks

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Jeffrey Tan[MSFT] - 22 Aug 2007 08:55 GMT

Hi Chris,

You may use proxyAddresses attribute for this. It is Multivalued.

Hope it helps.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
Microsoft Online Community Support
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Chris Noble - 22 Aug 2007 14:11 GMT

Thanks Jeffrey

It was the term 'proxyAddresses' that I needed. I should be able to sort it
out now.

Chris

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Jeffrey Tan[MSFT] - 23 Aug 2007 09:44 GMT

Hi Chris,

Ok, if you need further help, please feel free to tell me, thanks.

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