You may be able to use MAPI directly, but I am not an expert in that field. Make a search for MAPI on UT, maybe you get more hints.

>Thanks Tore. I'll look at it. Even so, I am pretty sure I need to bypass Outlook and work directly at the mail server level. Too many emails and doing it via Outlook doesnt seem like the most efficient way. But I will check it out just in case - you never know!
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>was June 2001. Check out http://foxpro.advisor.com/doc/08038 if you are a subscriber.
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>>>Well I dont know about that. All my Windows servers have been rock solid so far, touch wood. In any case, what is this Advisor article that I can look at?
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>>>>Are you talking about a Windows server? In that case I do not recommend that you let the server do the job. I have learnt over the years that Windows servers should have as few services running as possible. A few weeks ago I saw the server room of Canon Norway, and they had 54 (!) servers running for that reason. One service or one job = one server.
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>>>>Unless you are talking about tens of thousands emails or even more, this can still be handled easily by VFP and Outlook. If you can 'kill' the incoming emails after they are processed, I would set up an old PC to do this job. VFP can handle this in idle mode. <bg>