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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dear List</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Does anyone have the low-down on how to get data out of Exchange? We're running Exchange 2000 with Office XP.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">What I need to be able to do is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">a) automatically mail certain pre-defined staff members at certain times (singly and in groups), and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">b) allow people to send ad-hoc mails from the database, selecting from a list of staff members or typing in mail addresses.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Currently we are entering all email addresses manually for the ad-hoc mails and relying on a local table of mail addresses for the automated mails - a ridiculous duplication of effort when all this stuff is on the system already.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">So.... All I've managed to find on MSDN are some references to something called CDO which can be used to extend Exchange (though it's not wonderfully clear in what ways), but I can't see how to get it and unless it's free I can't have it anyway.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Can anyone help?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TIA</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Roz</FONT>
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