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Working with the Windows Messenger API

Has anyone had this experience yet?

What I'd like to do is have a Windows Service monitoring and automating
Windows Messenger on a server. I've already begun a proof of concept by
creating a little Windows app that connects to or creates an instance of
Windows Messenger. It even makes it log in using cached credentials. From
there, I can access the Contact List, and even listen for events that are
raised by the Messenger client. So, I'm on my way....sort of.

The problem that I'm having is that Microsoft altered the API since Version
4.7. In Version 5.0, they took out certain events and objects that I
could've really used. Namely, they took out an event that fires whenever a
text message is received. In Messenger 5.0, I cannot find this event. Has
anyone played with this API yet? Have any suggestions on best practices?

I could really use that event that fires when text is received. And what
I'd also like to do is be able to run the Messenger instance entirely in
memory without any UI if possible.

Thanks for any pointers in advance,
Stephajn
Nov 20 '05 #1
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