getting the number of unread e-mail on a web page

[MMIMadness]

i am currenty redesigning the departmental intranet using some of the nice new features of .net2 and i was woundering if their is a way to getting the number of unread e-mail ina users mail box and displaying the number on the wenb page. with a link to take the user to the OWA server.

currently the design is to have the user logon using there windows account details so that it sould tie straight into the OWA service running on our exchange 2k3 servers.

if anyone has any ideas how or if this can be done i would be most greatfull.

many thanks

Adam

 

[Tarwn]

On option (that I have successfully done in the past with C#) would be to simply make a minimal POP3 object that uses a socket to connect, sends the appropriate commands, and gets back the informaiton your looking for. Unfortunatly I'm not sure how Exchange presents read/unread/folders via POP3, so I'm not sure this will work for you.

here is a link i just found that looks like a fairly easy way to start playing with it. linkie linkie