As we saw back in Chapter 2, Exchange Management Shell Common Tasks, we can use the built-in PowerShell v2 cmdlet Send-MailMessage to send e-mail messages. This can be a useful tool when writing scripts that need to send notifications, but the EWS Managed API has several distinct advantages over this approach. In this recipe, we'll take a look at how to send e-mail messages through EWS and why this might be a better option for organizations that have an Exchange infrastructure in place.
First, we'll import the EWS Managed API assembly, create an instance of the
ExchangeServiceclass, and set the EWS end-point using AutoDiscover:Add-Type -Path C:\EWS\Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.dll
$svc = New-Object ` -TypeName Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.ExchangeService $svc.AutoDiscoverUrl("[email protected]")Next, we'll create an instance of the
EmailMessageclass:$msg = New-Object ` -TypeName Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.EmailMessage...