Inside Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Web Services

Chapter 4. Folders

Just like their physical counterparts, mailbox folders hold items. Unlike physical folders, it is common for mailbox folders to hold other folders. In this chapter, we will discuss folders and how they fit into the mailbox structure. We will cover the various types of folders, their properties, and the operations that apply to them. Although the depth of your folder tree appears to be a function of personal obsessiveness, this has not been scientifically proven.

Mailbox Structure

Most users are blissfully unaware that there is a lot of stuff in their mailboxes that they never actually see. The vast majority of folders that appear in client applications, such as Microsoft Office Outlook, are actually children of a folder called ...