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What is the nature of the failure?
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when trying to use ado via cdo. &nbsp;I cannot compile the app because the version of adodb.dll I need to connect to exchange backoffice store can only be used on the exchange server. &nbsp;I was wondering if there another way other than ado to connect.
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when trying to use ado via cdo.  I cannot compile the app because the version of adodb.dll I need to connect to exchange backoffice store can only be used on the exchange server.  I was wondering if there another way other than ado to connect.

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I am trying to create a windows service that monitors an exchange mailbox for any new emails. &nbsp;Once a new email arrives it needs to be forwarded or moved to the next person in my designated email queue. &nbsp;I am having trouble connecting to the mailbox in .Net 2.0. &nbsp;I have seen lots of articles with solutions for VB6 and some others that require me installing a development environment on my exchange server, I cannot do. &nbsp;Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
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I am trying to create a windows service that monitors an exchange mailbox for any new emails.  Once a new email arrives it needs to be forwarded or moved to the next person in my designated email queue.  I am having trouble connecting to the mailbox in .Net 2.0.  I have seen lots of articles with solutions for VB6 and some others that require me installing a development environment on my exchange server, I cannot do.  Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Cannot connect to exchange mailbox in VB.Net

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.

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Programming includes both the specifics of the language you’re using, like Visual Basic, .NET, Java and others, but also the best practices in user experience and interfaces and the management of projects, version control and development. Other programming topics are related to web and cloud development and system and hardware programming.

Programming

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.