PRB: ExOLEDB Provider Cannot Access or Create Items Remotely (287534)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q287534

SYMPTOMS

When using the Exchange OLE DB Provider (ExOLEDB) to create an ADO connection to a remote Exchange Server, you may encounter errors if you attempt to access or create objects on that server.

CAUSE

ExOLEDB, installed by Exchange 2000 Server setup, is a server-side provider only. ExOLEDB can only be used to access or create items on the local Exchange Server.

RESOLUTION

Client-side applications can access or create items on a remote Exchange 2000 Server by using either MAPI, CDO 1.x, WebDAV (XMLHTTP) or ADO with the Microsoft Internet Publishing Provider (MSDAIPP).

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about MAPI, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

239795 HOWTO: List Messages in the Inbox with MAPI

For additional information about CDO 1.x, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161833 HOWTO: Send Mail from Visual Basic Using CDO 1.x Library

For additional information about WebDAV, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296126 HOWTO: How to Create, Modify and Delete Contact Items Via WebDAV

For additional information about MSDAIPP, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

281899 INFO: MSDAIPP Allows Remote Access to Exchange Web Store

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/4/2004
Keywords:kbMsg kbprb KB287534
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