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Messaging> (MAPI) A
Messaging architecture and a
client interface component for applications such as {electronic mail}, scheduling, calendaring and document management. As a
Messaging architecture, MAPI provides a consistent interface for multiple
application programs to interact with multiple
Messaging systems across a variety of
hardware platforms. MAPI provides better performance and control than {Simple MAPI}, {Common
Messaging Calls} (CMC) or the {Active
Messaging Library}. It has a comprehensive, open, dual-purpose interface, integrated with
Microsoft Windows. MAPI can be used by all levels and types of client application and "service providers" - driver-like components that provide a MAPI interface to a specific
Messaging system. For example, a
word processor can send documents and a
workgroup application can share and store different types of data using MAPI. MAPI separates the programming interfaces used by the client applications and the service providers. Every component works with a common,
Microsoft Windows-based user interface. For example, a single
Messaging client application can be used to receive messages from
fax, a
bulletin board system, a host-based
Messaging system and a
LAN-based system. Messages from all of these systems can be delivered to a single "universal Inbox". MAPI is aimed at the powerful, new market of workgroup applications that communicate with such different
Messaging systems as fax,
DEC All-In-1,
voice mail and public communications services such as
AT&T Easylink Services,
CompuServe and
MCI MAIL. Because workgroup applications demand more of their
Messaging systems, MAPI offers much more than basic
Messaging in the programming interface and supports more than
local area network (LAN)-based
Messaging systems. Applications can, for example, format text for a single message with a variety of fonts and present to their users a customised view of messages that have been filtered, sorted or preprocessed. MAPI is built into
Windows 95 and
Windows NT and can be used by 16-bit and 32-bit Windows applications. The programming interface and subsystem contained in the MAPI
DLL provide objects which conform to the {Component Object Model}. MAPI includes standard
Messaging client applications that demonstrate different levels of
Messaging support. MAPI provides cross platform support through such industry standards as
SMTP,
X.400 and Common
Messaging Calls. MAPI is the
Messaging component of {Windows Open Services Architecture} (WOSA). [Correct expansion? Relatonship with Microsoft?] (1997-12-03)
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