Type (POX)
The Type element identifies the type of the configured mail account.
<Type>WEB or EXCH or EXPR or EXHTTP</Type>
Attributes and elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child elements
None.
Parent elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Protocol (POX) |
Contains the specifications for connecting a client to the Exchange server. |
Text value
The text value represents the type of mail account. The following table lists the possible values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| EXCH |
The protocol that is used to connect to the server is Exchange RPC. |
| EXHTTP |
The protocol that is used to connect to the server RPC/HTTP connections. |
| EXPR |
The protocol that is used to connect to the server is Exchange RPC over HTTP, using an RPC proxy server. This is only applicable when the AccountType (POX) element is set to email. |
| WEB |
E-mail is accessed from a Web browser by using the URL that is specified in the Server (POX) element. This is only applicable when the AccountType (POX) element is set to email. |
Version differences
Office 365, Exchange Online, and on-premises versions of Exchange starting with build 15.00.0995.014 return a value of "EXHTTP" only if the server is configured to accept RPC/HTTP connections and the client includes an X-ClientCanHandle header that contains "ExHttpInfo".