desktop7:MailProvider

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Registers a dll as a mail provider.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <desktop7:Extension>

                        <desktop7:MailProvider>

Syntax

<desktop7:MailProvider
  Name = 'A string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end.'
  Description = 'A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length.'
  SimpleMapiLibrary = 'A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension ".dll".' 
  ExtendedMapiLibrary = 'A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension ".dll".' />

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Name A descriptive name of the Mail Provider extension. This value is not actually used directly by the system but makes it easier to read the entry in the registry. A string with a value between 1 and 32767 characters in length with a non-whitespace character at its beginning and end. Yes
Description A description of the mail provider. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length. Yes
SimpleMapiLibrary The path to the Dll file that implements a Simple MAPI provider. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension .dll. Yes
EntendedMapiLibrary The path to the Dll file that implements a Simple MAPI provider. A string with a value between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", |, ?, or *, ending with the case-insensitive file extension .dll. Yes

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
Extension Defines an extensibility point for the application.

Remarks

For more information on registering mail providers, see File format of MapiSvc.inf.

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/7
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 (Build 19645)