Sending e-mail messages with EWS

As we saw in Chapter 2, Exchange Management Shell Common Tasks, we can use the PowerShell's built-in Send-MailMessage cmdlet 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.

How to do it...

Let's see how to send e-mail messages with EWS using the following steps:

1. First, we'll import the EWS Managed API assembly, create an instance of the ExchangeService class, 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("[e-mail]")
   

2. Next, we'll create an...