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>>At the risk of beating a dead horse, but you really should consider
>>using SMTP instead if you are really going to be sending a lot
>>of messages.
> The problem is that doesn't work in more complicated configurations
> such as when authentication and/or SSL have to happen, not to mention
> the issue of configuring servers and ports, that users have already
> configured in their mail clients. Additionally when you use MAPI,
> messages that you send also end up in your sent items folder. (I
> also have not had any issue sending lots of messages using MAPI).
>
> Ultimately the utility of vanilla of pure SMTP will depend on
> customer requirements and how simple the configuration is.

That pretty much sums it up. Also, since everything is done over IMAP
with Outlook, I don't really have access to an SMTP server.

Chris

> There is actually a workaround. You're using Simple MAPI which has a
> nice easy interface. The confirmation dialogs are only for Simple MAPI.
> Using Extended MAPI can work around the problem but its a lot more tricky.
> See the initial discussion here:
> http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mai...-win32/2160646
>
> This code has now been included in pywin32 somehow but I can't remember
> where and its late. Should also be a cookbook entry. Maybe Google can
> help

Okay, here's the results. The good news is that the code sent the mail
without any popup's. The bad news is that the sent e-mail stays in the
outbox instead of the sent folder. Any suggestions?

Chris

Chris wrote:

>> There is actually a workaround. You're using Simple MAPI which has a
>> nice easy interface. The confirmation dialogs are only for Simple
>> MAPI. Using Extended MAPI can work around the problem but its a lot
>> more tricky.
>> See the initial discussion here:
>> http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mai...-win32/2160646
>>
>> This code has now been included in pywin32 somehow but I can't
>> remember where and its late. Should also be a cookbook entry. Maybe
>> Google can help
>
>
> Okay, here's the results. The good news is that the code sent the mail
> without any popup's. The bad news is that the sent e-mail stays in the
> outbox instead of the sent folder. Any suggestions?
>
> Chris

Well, only the same one I've already made, which is to look on the
win32all mailing list archives. Since this appears to be beyond you,
here's a note by Chad Stryker commenting on an original work by David
Fraser.

It may give you the clues you need, otherwise Google for the whole
thread(s).

"""Thank you for figuring this extended MAPI interface all out. I
discovered a couple of problems with the code (on my system at least).
First, the message in my outbox was marked as read. Second, the message
would remain in the outbox after it was sent. After several hours of
work, I added three lines to the function that mark the message as
unread and cause the message to be deleted from the outbox after it is sent.

First, I added a constant that I found in the MAPI header file MAPIDefS.h.

CLEAR_READ_FLAG = 4

Next I added two lines just before “outboxfolder.SaveChanges(0)”.

message.SetReadFlag(CLEAR_READ_FLAG)
message.SetProps([(mapitags.PR_DELETE_AFTER_SUBMIT,1)])

With these changes, the behavior in the outbox is consistent with
sending messages directly from Outlook.
"""

regards
Steve
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>> Okay, here's the results. The good news is that the code sent the
>> mail without any popup's. The bad news is that the sent e-mail stays
>> in the outbox instead of the sent folder. Any suggestions?
> Well, only the same one I've already made, which is to look on the
> win32all mailing list archives. Since this appears to be beyond you,
> here's a note by Chad Stryker commenting on an original work by David
> Fraser.
>
> It may give you the clues you need, otherwise Google for the whole
> thread(s).
>
> """Thank you for figuring this extended MAPI interface all out. I
> discovered a couple of problems with the code (on my system at least).
> First, the message in my outbox was marked as read. Second, the message
> would remain in the outbox after it was sent. After several hours of
> work, I added three lines to the function that mark the message as
> unread and cause the message to be deleted from the outbox after it is
> sent.
>
> First, I added a constant that I found in the MAPI header file MAPIDefS.h.
>
> CLEAR_READ_FLAG = 4
>
> Next I added two lines just before “outboxfolder.SaveChanges(0)”.
>
> message.SetReadFlag(CLEAR_READ_FLAG)
> message.SetProps([(mapitags.PR_DELETE_AFTER_SUBMIT,1)])
>
> With these changes, the behavior in the outbox is consistent with
> sending messages directly from Outlook.
> """
>
> regards
> Steve

Actually, I had already found that message. It still doesn't do what
I'm looking for(namely moving sent messages to the Sent folder).

Chris

Chris wrote:

>>> Okay, here's the results. The good news is that the code sent the
>>> mail without any popup's. The bad news is that the sent e-mail stays
>>> in the outbox instead of the sent folder. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Well, only the same one I've already made, which is to look on the
>> win32all mailing list archives. Since this appears to be beyond you,
>> here's a note by Chad Stryker commenting on an original work by David
>> Fraser.
>>
>> It may give you the clues you need, otherwise Google for the whole
>> thread(s).
>>
>> """Thank you for figuring this extended MAPI interface all out. I
>> discovered a couple of problems with the code (on my system at least).
>> First, the message in my outbox was marked as read. Second, the
>> message would remain in the outbox after it was sent. After several
>> hours of work, I added three lines to the function that mark the
>> message as unread and cause the message to be deleted from the outbox
>> after it is sent.
>>
>> First, I added a constant that I found in the MAPI header file
>> MAPIDefS.h.
>>
>> CLEAR_READ_FLAG = 4
>>
>> Next I added two lines just before “outboxfolder.SaveChanges(0)”.
>>
>> message.SetReadFlag(CLEAR_READ_FLAG)
>> message.SetProps([(mapitags.PR_DELETE_AFTER_SUBMIT,1)])
>>
>> With these changes, the behavior in the outbox is consistent with
>> sending messages directly from Outlook.
>> """
>>
>> regards
>> Steve
>
>
> Actually, I had already found that message. It still doesn't do what
> I'm looking for(namely moving sent messages to the Sent folder).
>
> Chris
>
>
Well, in that case please excuse my crotchetiness. It's probably the
time of year.

bah-humbug-ly y'rs - steve
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Holden Web LLC +1 703 861 4237 +1 800 494 3119