mspope
11-06-2006, 06:56 PM
We are currently migrating from an Exchange 5.5 server to an Exchange 2003 server. We are not moving mailboxes, instead we are setting up new accounts for users as there workstations are migrated to our new active Directory domain. Our Exchange 5.5 server will contain the confrence room resources until all users are migrated.
When meeting requests are sent to these mailboxes they are automatically accepted (set via an outlook client - runs server side). However, when our exchange 2003 users send booking requests to these mailboxes, the automatic acceptance does not work because the request is sent as an ".ICS" attachment.
If the attchement is opened, then the outlook client will automatically accept the meeting request.
I'm considering solving this problem by setting up a bot server that opens each meeting room and opens then closes the attachments.
I can do most of this with an auto-it script except open the message itself. So I'd like to create a script that runs at application_newmail() and opens the message if the attachment type is .ICS. It would be great if the script could open the attachment itself but I suspect that would not be possible.
I have working knowledge of VB but have never tackled an outlook client script. So I'm looking for some help to fast track a solution.
I thank you in advance for your assistance.
When meeting requests are sent to these mailboxes they are automatically accepted (set via an outlook client - runs server side). However, when our exchange 2003 users send booking requests to these mailboxes, the automatic acceptance does not work because the request is sent as an ".ICS" attachment.
If the attchement is opened, then the outlook client will automatically accept the meeting request.
I'm considering solving this problem by setting up a bot server that opens each meeting room and opens then closes the attachments.
I can do most of this with an auto-it script except open the message itself. So I'd like to create a script that runs at application_newmail() and opens the message if the attachment type is .ICS. It would be great if the script could open the attachment itself but I suspect that would not be possible.
I have working knowledge of VB but have never tackled an outlook client script. So I'm looking for some help to fast track a solution.
I thank you in advance for your assistance.