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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+	Checks Outlook's Inbox 
+.DESCRIPTION
+	This PowerShell script checks the inbox of Outlook for new mails.
+.EXAMPLE
+	PS> ./check-outlook
+.LINK
+	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES
+	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
+#>
+
+try {
+	Add-Type -assembly "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook"
+	$Outlook = New-Object -comobject Outlook.Application
+	$Namespace = $Outlook.GetNameSpace("MAPI")
+	$Inbox = $Namespace.GetDefaultFolder(6) # 6 = olFolderInbox
+	[int]$Unread = 0
+	$Sender = ""
+	[switch]$SameSender = $true
+	foreach($Mail in $Inbox.Items) {
+		if ($Mail.Unread -eq $false) { continue }
+		$Unread++
+		if ("$Sender" -eq "") { $Sender = $Mail.SenderName
+		} elseif ("$Sender" -ne "$($Mail.SenderName)") { $SameSender = $false }
+		$Subject = $Mail.Subject
+	}
+	if ($Unread -eq 0) {		$Reply = "No new mails."
+	} elseif ($Unread -eq 1) {	$Reply = "One new mail from $Sender regarding $Subject."
+	} elseif ($SameSender) {	$Reply = "$Unread new mails from $Sender."
+	} else {			$Reply = "$Unread new mails."
+	}
+	"$Reply"
+	exit 0 # success
+} catch {
+	"Sorry: $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}