Creating pop3 accounts through c# asp.net

[box86rowh]

Hello all, I have been on a quest to setup email accounts through the code behind on one of my asp.net pages. I am using the process class to call the command line that creates the user:

"c:\windows\sys tem32\winpop.ex e add [e-mail] /CREATEUSER password"

I do not get an error on screen, but the account is never created and i get an error in my event viewer:

"Applicatio n popup: winpop.exe - Application Error : The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate the application."

This is the code I am using right now:

Process proc = new Process();
            System.Security.SecureString ss = new System.Security.SecureString();
            ss.AppendChar('P');
            ss.AppendChar('A');
            ss.AppendChar('S');
            ss.AppendChar('S');
            ss.AppendChar('W');
            ss.AppendChar('O');
            ss.AppendChar('R');
            ss.AppendChar('D');
            proc.StartInfo.FileName = @"C:\windows\system32\winpop.exe";
            proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "add [e-mail] /CREATEUSER password";
            proc.StartInfo.UserName = "USERNAME";
            proc.StartInfo.Password = ss;
            proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            proc.Start();

When I attempt to read the output it just hangs my script.. I would appreciate any pointers anyone might have!
Jason

[box86rowh]

Please, if somebody has any insight, please help!

I think my issue might have soemthing to do with passing the user name and password into the process..it only seems to lock if i do that. Of course if I dont pass it, I get access denied.

I have tried running a dir with the process which works great with no auth, but when I add the user/pass it crashes.

I would appreciate some help!
Thanks in advance,
Jason

[box86rowh]

OK, using this VB code:

Dim oConfig, oUsers
        oConfig = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.CreateObject("P3Admin.P3Config")
        oUsers = oConfig.Domains.Item(domain).Users
        Call oUsers.AddEx(user, password)

It adds the user as expected, however I cannot get the c# equivelent of the code to function. And when i compile this into a vb class dll and use it in my c# I get a parameter error....this is very frustrating!

[box86rowh]

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[foicanetadavo]

Hello! I've started to use P3AdminLib now, and I only can list users, I couldn't create and delete mailboxes yet, keeps giving me "access denied". My C# code is the following:

public static DataTable getMailboxes()
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable("Mail boxes");
DataRow dr;
dt.Columns.Add( "Mailbox");
dt.Columns.Add( "DiskUsage" );
dt.Columns.Add( "Messages") ;
int plFactor = 0;
double usage = 0.0;

try
{
P3ADMINLib.P3Co nfig P3 = new P3ADMINLib.P3Co nfig();
P3ADMINLib.P3Do main domain = P3.Domains.get_ Item(0);
P3ADMINLib.P3Us ers users = domain.Users;

foreach (P3ADMINLib.P3U ser user in users)
{
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr["Mailbox"] = user.EmailName;
usage = Math.Round((dou ble)(user.get_M essageDiskUsage (out plFactor)) / 1024.0);
dr["DiskUsage"] = usage.ToString( )+"KB";
dr["Messages"] = user.MessageCou nt;
dt.Rows.Add(dr) ;
}
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
LogRegister.Log Register log = new LogRegister.Log Register("Utils .cs", exc.Message, new StackTrace(0, true).GetFrame( 0).GetMethod(). Name, "System", true);
return dt;
}
return dt;
}

public static bool createMailbox(s tring Mailbox)
{
bool created = false;

try
{
P3ADMINLib.P3Co nfig P3 = new P3ADMINLib.P3Co nfig();
P3ADMINLib.P3Do main domain = P3.Domains.get_ Item(0);
domain.Users.Ad d(Mailbox);
created = true;
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
LogRegister.Log Register log = new LogRegister.Log Register("Utils .cs", exc.Message, new StackTrace(0, true).GetFrame( 0).GetMethod(). Name, "System", true);
}
return created;
}

public static bool deleteMailbox(s tring Mailbox)
{
bool deleted = false;

try
{
P3ADMINLib.P3Co nfig P3 = new P3ADMINLib.P3Co nfig();
P3ADMINLib.P3Do main domain = P3.Domains.get_ Item(0);
P3ADMINLib.P3Us ers users = domain.Users;

foreach (P3ADMINLib.P3U ser user in users)
{
if (user.EmailName == Mailbox)
{
domain.Users.Re move(user.Name) ;
break;
}
}
deleted = true;
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
LogRegister.Log Register log = new LogRegister.Log Register("Utils .cs", exc.Message, new StackTrace(0, true).GetFrame( 0).GetMethod(). Name, "System", true);
}
return deleted;
}

Can anyone tell me how to pass the "access denied" problem? If not, hope you enjoy C# for P3AdminLib.