Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Developer Reference

ExchangeUtils.CreateMailbox (ConnectedMA, ReferenceValue, String, String, long, long, long, Byte[], Boolean)

The CreateMailbox(ConnectedMA,ReferenceValue,String,String,long,long,long,Byte[],Boolean) method creates a mailbox in Exchange Server 2000 or Exchange Server 2003 with certain properties, depending on which arguments are supplied.

[C#]
public CSEntry CreateMailbox(
  ConnectedMA TargetADMA,
  ReferenceValue DistinguishedName,
  String Alias,
  String HomeMDB,
  long StoreQuota,
  long OverQuotaLimit,
  long HardLimit,
  Byte[] LogonAccountSID,
  Boolean Exchange2003InetOrgPerson
);

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function CreateMailbox( _
  ByVal TargetADMA As ConnectedMA, _
  ByVal DistinguishedName As ReferenceValue, _
  ByVal Alias As String, _
  ByVal HomeMDB As String, _
  ByVal StoreQuota As long, _
  ByVal OverQuotaLimit As long, _
  ByVal HardLimit As long, _
  ByVal LogonAccountSID As Byte[], _
  ByVal Exchange2003InetOrgPerson As Boolean _
) As CSEntry

Parameters

TargetADMA: The Active Directory management agent through which the new object is provisioned.
DistinguishedName: The distinguished name of the mailbox.
Alias: The mail alias of the mailbox.
HomeMDB: The location of the mailbox store.
StoreQuota: The limit, in kilobytes, to the amount of disk space that the user is allowed to use to store their mail messages. If this quota is exceeded, the user receives a warning message.
OverQuotaLimit: The additional disk space, in kilobytes, that the user gets to store their mail messages. If this quota is exceeded, the user cannot send mail but can receive mail.
HardLimit: The additional disk space, in kilobytes, that the user gets to store their mail messages. If this quota is exceeded, the user can neither send mail nor receive mail.
LogonAccountSID: The security identifier for the account.
Exchange2003InetOrgPerson: Whether the account is an Exchange 2003 Internet account.

Return Values

Returns a CSEntry representing the connected data source entry.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentException	A required parameter is not present.
ArgumentNullException	A required parameter is null.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A limit is too large or too small.
AttributeNotInInclusionListException	A required attribute is not selected in the management agent.
InvalidOperationException	You attempted to create the same custom recipient more than once in the IMVSynchronization.Provision method. This method is called for each metaverse object when a metaverse rules extension exists.
NoSuchObjectTypeException	The object type referenced is not in the schema.

Remarks

To use the default mailbox limits, set StoreQuota, OverQuotaLimit, and HardLimit to 0 (zero).

You can create the following Exchange objects with this method.

Object	Method call
Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 mailbox	CreateMailbox(TargetADMA, DistinguishedName, Alias, HomeMDB, 0, 0, 0, null, false)
Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 mailbox with limits	CreateMailbox(TargetADMA, DistinguishedName, Alias, HomeMDB, StoreQuota, OverQuotaLimit, HardLimit, null, false)
Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 resource mailbox	CreateMailbox(TargetADMA, DistinguishedName, Alias, HomeMDB, 0, 0, 0, LogonAccountSID, false)
Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 resource mailbox with limits	CreateMailbox(TargetADMA, DistinguishedName, Alias, HomeMDB, StoreQuota, OverQuotaLimit, HardLimit, LogonAccountSID, false)
Exchange 2003 InetOrgPerson with limits	CreateMailbox(TargetADMA, DistinguishedName, Alias, HomeMDB, StoreQuota, OverQuotaLimit, HardLimit, LogonAccountSID, true)

Requirements

Product: Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
Namespace: Defined in Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.
Assembly: Requires Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices (in Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.dll).
.NET Framework: Requires .NET Framework 1.1.