checking a mail server (exchange server)

[angrycoder]

Does anyone know if it is possible to connect to a Microsoft Exchange server
using cfpop? I set all the parameters and I get either this: This exception
was caused by: javax.mail.AuthenticationFailedException: There is no such
mailbox on this server

or i get this (if I play with the server and/or login info): This exception
was caused by: javax.mail.MessagingException: Connect failed; nested exception
is: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect

the "no such mailbox" error leads me to believe you can't use cfpop here since
I would think i need to specify a username and mailbox name, but there is no
"mailbox" attribute in cfpop.

I've read it's possible to create a COM object using CDO (CDOSYS) to utilize
MAPI to connect to the exchange server to accomplish the same thing. However,
every tutorial or example of this i've googled for (or searched for on MSDN)
only gives help on how to send email messages, not check for them.
([url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/exchanchor/htm[/url]
s/msexchsvr_cdo_top.asp)

has anyone successfully grabbed mail of a MS Exchange server using coldfusion?

[gclausen]

This is exactly what CFPOP is for and it's used all the time, you must be
having a problem with your CFPOP attributes. Your first error sounds like it's
finding the pop server but the userid/pwd are incorrect, the 2nd error sounds
like it's not finding the pop server at all). Double check your attributes,
make sure you can connect, login and retrieve email msgs with another email
client using the attribute values from CFPOP.
<cfpop server="#form.server#" username="#form.UserName#" password="#form.pwd#"
action="GETALL" name="GetHeaders">

[angrycoder]

The attributes I send it contain the correct information. It has the right
address of the server, and right user name and password. I can check email
fine with this account using a mail client (this is where I pulled the info
from for the attributes)

<cfpop
server="mail.zzzz.com" (fake info here, of course)
username="xxxx"
password="yyyy"
action="getHeaderOnly"
name="newmail"
timeout="60"
debug="Yes">

any other ideas? thanks.