EWS only reading my inbox

Question

I am trying to read a particular email account to find items with attachments that are unread, and have certain words in the subject.

I have the below code that works but only reads my inbox and not the inbox I want to check

static void Main(string[] args)
    {
    ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback=CertificateValidationCallBack;
    ExchangeService service = new ExchangeService(ExchangeVersion.Exchange2010_SP2);// .Exchange2007_SP1);

    service.UseDefaultCredentials = true;
    service.AutodiscoverUrl("bbtest@domainname.com"); //, RedirectionUrlValidationCallback); //bbtest@bocuk.local

    ItemView view = new ItemView(1);

    string querystring = "HasAttachments:true Kind:email"; 
    //From:'Philip Livingstone' Subject:'ATTACHMENT TEST' Kind:email";

    // Find the first email message in the Inbox that has attachments. 
    // This results in a FindItem operation call to EWS.
    FindItemsResults<Item> results = service.FindItems(WellKnownFolderName.Inbox, querystring, view);

    foreach (EmailMessage email in results)

        if (email.IsRead == false) // && email.HasAttachments == true
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write("Found attachemnt on msg with subject: " + email.Subject);

            // Request all the attachments on the email message. 
            //This results in a GetItem operation call to EWS.
            email.Load(new PropertySet(EmailMessageSchema.Attachments));

            foreach (Attachment attachment in email.Attachments)
            {
                if (attachment is FileAttachment)
...

what do I have to change so that my code will read the messages in the inbox of bbtest@domainname.com?

@JakobChristensen : - I think you're right...I'm now onto a problem with error *The specified object was not found in the store.* — Our Man in Bananas, Mar 11 '14 at 17:08
@JakobChristensen: could this be affected by my test email account being hidden? — Our Man in Bananas, Mar 12 '14 at 10:18
Maybe. Are you getting the error during autodiscovery or when calling FindItems? — Jakob Christensen, Mar 12 '14 at 14:21
it was during FindItems, but I have had it unhidden, and I will use Network Credentials to ensure I can read the target mailbox. — Our Man in Bananas, Mar 12 '14 at 14:25

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 11 '14 at 12:11

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By default your mailbox' inbox folder will be set as root when calling FindItems on ExchangeService object. Assuming your domain account has the necessary permissions to access the other mailbox this below should do the trick. I have ommited the service creation part.

//creates an object that will represent the desired mailbox
Mailbox mb = new Mailbox(@"othermailbox@domain.com");

//creates a folder object that will point to inbox folder
FolderId fid = new FolderId(WellKnownFolderName.Inbox, mb); 

//this will bind the mailbox you're looking for using your service instance
Folder inbox = Folder.Bind(service, fid);

//load items from mailbox inbox folder
if(inbox != null) 
{
    FindItemsResults<Item> items = inbox.FindItems(new ItemView(100));

    foreach(var item in items)
        Console.WriteLine(item);
}

answered Mar 11 '14 at 12:11

anusiak

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+1 thanks for this, but I am now getting an error 'The specified object was not found in the store.' - any thoughts? – Our Man in Bananas Mar 11 '14 at 16:51
Where do you get this error? Make sure the account you are using has all the necessary permissions to access the target mailbox. I have a similiar setup in my company and believe my, the code works like a charm. – anusiak Mar 12 '14 at 09:24
could this be affected by my test email account being hidden? – Our Man in Bananas Mar 12 '14 at 10:17
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Probably yes, and I'm not sure but you can probably still connect to a hidden mailbox. You have to ask you sysadmin for **Distinguished Name** of that mailbox and use if instead of email address in _Mailbox_ constructor. Or just unhide the mailbox. – anusiak Mar 12 '14 at 10:33

EWS only reading my inbox

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