Refactor IMAP sync caching and improve thread safety

Replaced `IMemoryCache` with a thread-safe `ConcurrentDictionary`
for managing IMAP sync dates in `LimilabsImapEmailService`. Added
`GetLastImapSyncDate` and `SetLastImapSyncDate` methods to handle
cache operations. Updated the `IImapEmailService` interface to
include `GetLastImapSyncDate`. Simplified the `MarkAsSeenAsync`
method signature for better readability. Introduced a private
record type `ImapCacheKey` to encapsulate cache keys.

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+# MessagingService - Agent Notes and Future Enhancements
+
+## Purpose
+This document contains important notes, decisions, and future enhancement plans for the MessagingService application. This is intended for AI agents and developers who will continue development.
+
+---
+
+## Important Notes
+
+### 1. Database Schema - DO NOT MODIFY
+**CRITICAL**: The database schema must NEVER be modified. All Entity Framework entities must map to existing legacy tables using `[Table]` and `[Column]` attributes.
+
+**Naming Convention**:
+- Database: `SNAKE_CASE` with prefixes (TBEMLP_, TBDD_)
+- C# Entities: `PascalCase` without prefixes
+- Use `[Table("TBDD_FOO")]` and `[Column("COLUMN_NAME")]` attributes
+
+**Example**:
+```csharp
+[Table("TBDD_EMAIL_ACCOUNT")]
+public class EmailAccount
+{
+    [Column("EMAIL_ACCOUNT_ID")]
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+    
+    [Column("ACCOUNT_NAME")]
+    public string AccountName { get; set; }
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Message ID Hash Algorithm
+The `MessageIdGenerator` in `Domain.Services` must use **exactly the same algorithm** as the legacy system to ensure duplicate detection works correctly.
+
+**Algorithm**: SHA256 hash of `{originalMessageId}|{sender}|{date:yyyyMMddHHmmss}|{subject}`
+
+### 3. DateTime Usage - ALWAYS Use Local Time
+**CRITICAL**: Always use `DateTime.Now` instead of `DateTime.UtcNow` throughout the entire application.
+
+**Reason**: The legacy system uses local server time, and the database stores all timestamps as local time. Using UTC would break compatibility and cause incorrect time comparisons.
+
+**Examples**:
+```csharp
+// ✅ CORRECT
+profile.CreatedDate = DateTime.Now;
+var lastPoll = DateTime.Now.AddMinutes(-profile.PollIntervalMinutes);
+
+// ❌ WRONG - DO NOT USE
+profile.CreatedDate = DateTime.UtcNow;  // NEVER USE UTC
+var lastPoll = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-profile.PollIntervalMinutes);  // NEVER USE UTC
+```
+
+**Important**: This applies to:
+- All entity audit fields (CreatedDate, ModifiedDate, LastPollDate, etc.)
+- All date comparisons in business logic
+- All timestamps in logs and error messages
+- All date parameters in queries
+
+### 4. Git Operations - NEVER Without Explicit Permission
+**CRITICAL**: NEVER execute `git commit` or `git push` commands automatically. ALWAYS wait for explicit user instruction.
+
+**Rules**:
+- Only commit when user explicitly says "commit" or "commit this"
+- Only push when user explicitly says "push" or "push to remote"
+- Stage files with `git add` ONLY when about to commit per user request
+
+### 5. MediatR Command/Query File Organization
+**IMPORTANT**: Commands/Queries and their Handlers must be in the SAME file.
+
+**Example**:
+```csharp
+// ✅ CORRECT - CreateEmailProfileCommand.cs contains BOTH
+public record CreateEmailProfileCommand : IRequest<int> { ... }
+
+public class CreateEmailProfileCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<CreateEmailProfileCommand, int> { ... }
+
+// ❌ WRONG - Separate files
+// CreateEmailProfileCommand.cs (command only)
+// CreateEmailProfileCommandHandler.cs (handler only)
+```
+
+**File Naming**:
+- Commands: `{Verb}{Entity}Command.cs` (e.g., `CreateEmailProfileCommand.cs`)
+- Queries: `{Verb}{Entity}Query.cs` (e.g., `GetEmailProfilesQuery.cs`)
+
+**Folder Structure** (NO Features/ prefix):
+```
+Application/
+├── EmailProfiles/
+│   ├── Commands/CreateEmailProfileCommand.cs
+│   ├── Queries/GetEmailProfilesQuery.cs
+│   └── Validators/CreateEmailProfileCommandValidator.cs
+├── EmailAccounts/
+│   ├── Commands/CreateEmailAccountCommand.cs
+│   └── Queries/GetEmailAccountsQuery.cs
+└── Common/
+    ├── Dtos/EmailProfileDto.cs (single DTOs at root)
+    ├── Dtos/EmailHistories/ (multiple DTOs in subfolder)
+    └── Interfaces/IEmailService.cs
+```
+
+### 6. Repository Pattern - NO UnitOfWork, Generic CRUD with AutoMapper
+**CRITICAL**: DO NOT use IUnitOfWork pattern. Use generic repository pattern with AutoMapper-based CRUD operations.
+
+**Key Principles**:
+- ✅ Each operation auto-saves changes - NO explicit SaveChangesAsync needed
+- ✅ Use `UpdateSingleAsync` / `DeleteSingleAsync` for single-record safety
+- ✅ Use `UpdateAsync` / `DeleteAsync` only when intentionally modifying multiple records
+- ✅ AutoMapper handles all DTO → Entity mappings
+
+**Pattern**:
+```csharp
+// IRepository<T> generic interface
+public interface IRepository<TEntity> where TEntity : class
+{
+    // Query operations
+    Task<TEntity?> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> FindAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, ...);
+    
+    // Create - auto-saves
+    Task<TEntity> CreateAsync<TDto>(TDto dto, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    
+    // Update - auto-saves
+    Task<int> UpdateAsync<TDto>(Expression<...> predicate, TDto dto, ...); // Multiple records
+    Task UpdateSingleAsync<TDto>(Expression<...> predicate, TDto dto, ...); // SAFE: Single record only
+    
+    // Delete - auto-saves
+    Task<int> DeleteAsync(Expression<...> predicate, ...); // Multiple records
+    Task DeleteSingleAsync(Expression<...> predicate, ...); // SAFE: Single record only
+}
+```
+
+**Command Handler Examples**:
+```csharp
+// ✅ CORRECT - CreateAsync auto-saves
+public class CreateEmailProfileCommandHandler(IRepository<EmailProfile> repository) 
+    : IRequestHandler<CreateEmailProfileCommand, int>
+{
+    public async Task<int> Handle(CreateEmailProfileCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var profile = await repository.CreateAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+        return profile.Id; // NO SaveChangesAsync needed!
+    }
+}
+
+// ✅ CORRECT - UpdateSingleAsync for safety (throws if 0 or 2+ records match)
+public class UpdateEmailProfileCommandHandler(IRepository<EmailProfile> repository) 
+    : IRequestHandler<UpdateEmailProfileCommand, int>
+{
+    public async Task<int> Handle(UpdateEmailProfileCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        await repository.UpdateSingleAsync(p => p.Id == request.Id, request, cancellationToken);
+        return request.Id; // NO SaveChangesAsync needed!
+    }
+}
+
+// ✅ CORRECT - DeleteSingleAsync for safety (throws if 0 or 2+ records match)
+public class DeleteEmailProfileCommandHandler(IRepository<EmailProfile> repository) 
+    : IRequestHandler<DeleteEmailProfileCommand, int>
+{
+    public async Task<int> Handle(DeleteEmailProfileCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        await repository.DeleteSingleAsync(p => p.Id == request.Id, cancellationToken);
+        return request.Id; // NO SaveChangesAsync needed!
+    }
+}
+
+// ❌ WRONG - Manual entity creation (use AutoMapper instead)
+var profile = new EmailProfile 
+{ 
+    ProfileName = request.ProfileName, 
+    EmailAccountId = request.EmailAccountId,
+    // ... 15 more properties
+};
+
+// ❌ WRONG - Using IUnitOfWork (removed)
+public CreateEmailProfileCommandHandler(IUnitOfWork unitOfWork) { ... }
+
+// ❌ WRONG - Calling SaveChangesAsync (removed)
+await repository.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+```
+
+**Safety Rules**:
+1. **UpdateSingleAsync** - Use for ID-based updates. Throws `InvalidOperationException` if:
+   - Zero records match (entity not found)
+   - Multiple records match (predicate too broad)
+
+2. **DeleteSingleAsync** - Use for ID-based deletes. Throws `InvalidOperationException` if:
+   - Zero records match (entity not found)
+   - Multiple records match (predicate too broad)
+
+3. **UpdateAsync / DeleteAsync** - Use ONLY when intentionally modifying multiple records:
+   ```csharp
+   // ✅ CORRECT - Intentional bulk operation
+   await repository.UpdateAsync(
+       p => p.EmailAccountId == accountId, 
+       new { IsActive = false }, 
+       cancellationToken);
+   
+   // ✅ Returns count of updated/deleted records
+   var count = await repository.DeleteAsync(p => p.IsActive == false, cancellationToken);
+   ```
+
+**DTO Mapping Responsibility**:
+- Each DTO creator must define their own AutoMapper profile
+- Example: `CreateEmailProfileCommand` → `EmailProfile` mapping must be defined in `EmailProfileMappingProfile.cs`
+- Repository implementation uses `IMapper.Map<TEntity>(dto)` internally
+
+---
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+### 7. RabbitMQ Command Bus Integration (IMPLEMENTED)
+
+**Purpose**: Asynchronous command processing via RabbitMQ message broker for POST/PUT/DELETE operations.
+
+**Architecture**:
+- **GET Queries**: Synchronous (immediate response via MediatR)
+- **POST/PUT/DELETE Commands**: Can be asynchronous (published to RabbitMQ, processed by background worker)
+
+**RabbitMQ Server**:
+- Management UI: `http://172.24.12.56:15672`
+- AMQP Port: `5672` (default)
+- Exchange: `emailprofiler.commands` (Direct)
+- Queue: `emailprofiler.command.queue`
+- Routing Key: `command`
+
+**Implementation Components**:
+
+1. **ICommandPublisher** (`Application/Common/Interfaces/ICommandPublisher.cs`):
+   - Interface for publishing commands to message broker
+   - Generic method: `PublishAsync<TCommand>(TCommand command, CancellationToken)`
+
+2. **RabbitMqCommandPublisher** (`Infrastructure/Messaging/RabbitMqCommandPublisher.cs`):
+   - Implements `ICommandPublisher`
+   - Serializes command to JSON with metadata envelope (CommandType, Payload, CorrelationId, PublishedAt)
+   - Publishes to RabbitMQ exchange with persistent delivery mode
+
+3. **RabbitMqCommandConsumer** (`Infrastructure/Messaging/RabbitMqCommandConsumer.cs`):
+   - BackgroundService that consumes commands from RabbitMQ
+   - Deserializes command envelope
+   - Resolves command type from assembly
+   - Executes command via MediatR in scoped service
+   - Acknowledges message on success, requeues on error
+
+4. **RabbitMqConfiguration** (`Infrastructure/Messaging/RabbitMqConfiguration.cs`):
+   - Configuration model for RabbitMQ connection
+   - Binds to `appsettings.json` section: `RabbitMq`
+
+**Configuration** (`appsettings.json`):
+```json
+{
+  "RabbitMq": {
+    "HostName": "172.24.12.56",
+    "Port": 5672,
+    "UserName": "guest",
+    "Password": "guest",
+    "VirtualHost": "/",
+    "ExchangeName": "emailprofiler.commands",
+    "QueueName": "emailprofiler.command.queue",
+    "RoutingKey": "command",
+    "AutomaticRecoveryEnabled": true,
+    "NetworkRecoveryIntervalSeconds": 10
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Dependency Injection** (`Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs`):
+```csharp
+services.Configure<RabbitMqConfiguration>(configuration.GetSection(RabbitMqConfiguration.SectionName));
+services.AddSingleton<ICommandPublisher, RabbitMqCommandPublisher>();
+services.AddHostedService<RabbitMqCommandConsumer>();
+```
+
+**Usage in API Controllers** (Future):
+```csharp
+// Option 1: Synchronous (immediate execution via MediatR)
+var result = await _mediator.Send(new CreateEmailProfileCommand(...), cancellationToken);
+return Ok(result);
+
+// Option 2: Asynchronous (publish to RabbitMQ for background processing)
+await _commandPublisher.PublishAsync(new CreateEmailProfileCommand(...), cancellationToken);
+return Accepted(); // HTTP 202 - command queued for processing
+```
+
+**Benefits**:
+- Decouples API from long-running command processing
+- Improves API responsiveness (fire-and-forget)
+- Enables horizontal scaling (multiple consumers)
+- Automatic retries on failure (requeue mechanism)
+- Message persistence (survives application restarts)
+
+---
+
+### HIGH PRIORITY: Email Queue for Outgoing Messages (Future)
+
+**Implementation Steps**:
+
+1. **Add NuGet Package**:
+   ```bash
+   dotnet add package RabbitMQ.Client
+   ```
+
+2. **Create RabbitMqEmailQueue.cs**:
+   ```csharp
+   // src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Queue/RabbitMqEmailQueue.cs
+   public class RabbitMqEmailQueue : IEmailQueue
+   {
+       private readonly IConnection _connection;
+       private readonly IModel _channel;
+       private const string QueueName = "email-outbox";
+       
+       public RabbitMqEmailQueue(IOptions<RabbitMqConfiguration> config)
+       {
+           var factory = new ConnectionFactory
+           {
+               HostName = config.Value.HostName,
+               Port = config.Value.Port,
+               UserName = config.Value.UserName,
+               Password = config.Value.Password
+           };
+           
+           _connection = factory.CreateConnection();
+           _channel = _connection.CreateModel();
+           
+           _channel.QueueDeclare(
+               queue: QueueName,
+               durable: true,
+               exclusive: false,
+               autoDelete: false,
+               arguments: null);
+       }
+       
+       public async Task EnqueueAsync(SendingEmail email, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+       {
+           var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(email);
+           var body = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(json);
+           
+           var properties = _channel.CreateBasicProperties();
+           properties.Persistent = true;
+           
+           _channel.BasicPublish(
+               exchange: "",
+               routingKey: QueueName,
+               basicProperties: properties,
+               body: body);
+           
+           await Task.CompletedTask;
+       }
+       
+       public async Task<SendingEmail?> DequeueAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+       {
+           var result = _channel.BasicGet(QueueName, autoAck: false);
+           
+           if (result == null)
+               return null;
+           
+           var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result.Body.ToArray());
+           var email = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SendingEmail>(json);
+           
+           _channel.BasicAck(result.DeliveryTag, false);
+           
+           return await Task.FromResult(email);
+       }
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. **Configuration** (appsettings.json):
+   ```json
+   {
+     "RabbitMq": {
+       "HostName": "localhost",
+       "Port": 5672,
+       "UserName": "guest",
+       "Password": "guest"
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+4. **Dependency Injection** (Program.cs):
+   ```csharp
+   // Replace InMemoryEmailQueue with RabbitMqEmailQueue
+   // builder.Services.AddSingleton<IEmailQueue, InMemoryEmailQueue>();
+   builder.Services.AddSingleton<IEmailQueue, RabbitMqEmailQueue>();
+   ```
+
+**Benefits**:
+- Message persistence (survives application restarts)
+- Scalability (multiple worker instances can consume from queue)
+- Reliability (automatic retries, dead letter queues)
+- Monitoring (RabbitMQ management UI)
+
+**Migration Path**:
+1. Deploy RabbitMQ server (Docker recommended)
+2. Test RabbitMqEmailQueue in staging environment
+3. Switch DI registration from InMemoryEmailQueue to RabbitMqEmailQueue
+4. Monitor queue depth and worker performance
+
+---
+
+## Pending Implementation Tasks
+
+### Phase 2: Application Layer (COMPLETE)
+**Status**: ✅ Complete - All Commands, Queries, Handlers, Validators, AutoMapper Profiles, and Interfaces implemented
+
+**Completed**:
+- ✅ MediatR Commands (CreateEmailProfileCommand, ProcessEmailCommand, etc.)
+- ✅ MediatR Queries (GetEmailProfilesQuery, GetEmailHistoryQuery, etc.)
+- ✅ Command/Query Handlers
+- ✅ FluentValidation Validators
+- ✅ AutoMapper Profiles
+- ✅ Application Interfaces (IEmailService, IPdfProcessingService, IDmsService, etc.)
+
+**Example Command**:
+```csharp
+// src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailProfiles/Commands/CreateEmailProfileCommand.cs
+public record CreateEmailProfileCommand(string ProfileName, int EmailAccountId) : IRequest<int>;
+
+public class CreateEmailProfileCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<CreateEmailProfileCommand, int>
+{
+    private readonly IRepository<EmailProfile> _repository;
+    
+    public async Task<int> Handle(CreateEmailProfileCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var profile = await _repository.CreateAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+        return profile.Id;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### 8. Email Library - Limilabs Mail.dll
+
+**IMPORTANT**: This project uses **Limilabs Mail.dll** (https://www.limilabs.com/) for email operations, NOT MailKit/MimeKit.
+
+**Why Limilabs?**:
+- Commercial-grade IMAP/POP3/SMTP library
+- Better OAuth2 support (Microsoft 365, Gmail)
+- More reliable with Exchange servers
+- Superior attachment handling
+- Built-in retry mechanisms
+
+**NuGet Package**:
+```bash
+dotnet add package Limilabs.Mail
+```
+
+**Key Classes**:
+- `Imap` - IMAP client for receiving emails
+- `Smtp` - SMTP client for sending emails
+- `Mail.Message` - Email message representation
+- `OAuth2` - OAuth2 authentication helper
+
+**Implementation Example**:
+```csharp
+// Limilabs IMAP with OAuth2
+using Limilabs.Client.IMAP;
+using Limilabs.Mail;
+
+public class LimilabsEmailService : IEmailService
+{
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<EmailMessage>> ReceiveEmailsAsync(EmailAccountDto account)
+    {
+        using var imap = new Imap();
+        
+        if (account.UseOAuth2)
+        {
+            await imap.ConnectSSLAsync(account.ImapServer, account.ImapPort);
+            await imap.LoginOAUTH2Async(account.Username, account.OAuth2AccessToken);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await imap.ConnectSSLAsync(account.ImapServer, account.ImapPort);
+            await imap.LoginAsync(account.Username, account.EncryptedPassword);
+        }
+        
+        imap.SelectInbox();
+        var uids = imap.Search(Flag.Unseen);
+        
+        var messages = new List<EmailMessage>();
+        foreach (var uid in uids)
+        {
+            var eml = imap.GetMessageByUID(uid);
+            var mail = new MailBuilder().CreateFromEml(eml);
+            messages.Add(ConvertToEmailMessage(mail));
+        }
+        
+        imap.Close();
+        return messages;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**DO NOT USE**:
+- ❌ MailKit
+- ❌ MimeKit
+- ❌ System.Net.Mail (obsolete)
+
+### Phase 3: Infrastructure Layer (COMPLETE)
+**Status**: ✅ Complete - DbContext, Repository, Services, RabbitMQ, and DI implemented
+
+**Completed**:
+- ✅ MessagingServiceDbContext with DbSet<T> for all entities (attribute-only config, no overrides)
+- ✅ Generic Repository<T> implementing IRepository<T> with AutoMapper-based CRUD
+- ✅ LimilabsEmailService (IMAP/SMTP with OAuth2 using Limilabs Mail.dll - TODO: Add Limilabs.Mail NuGet)
+- ✅ GdPicturePdfProcessingService (using GdPicture.NET 14 - TODO: Add GdPicture NuGet and license)
+- ✅ WindreamDmsService (COM Interop - TODO: Add windream COM Interop references)
+- ✅ DataProtectionEncryptionService (Data Protection API)
+- ✅ InMemoryEmailQueue (TODO: Upgrade to RabbitMqEmailQueue later)
+- ✅ RabbitMqCommandPublisher and RabbitMqCommandConsumer
+- ✅ DependencyInjection.cs with all service registrations
+
+**Implementation Notes**:
+- All services have real implementations with commented TODO blocks for external dependencies
+- LimilabsEmailService uses Microsoft.Identity.Client for OAuth2 token acquisition
+- GdPicturePdfProcessingService uses GdPicture.NET 14.x API (GetAttachmentCount, ExtractEmbeddedFile)
+- WindreamDmsService uses COM Interop (WMSession, WMConnect, WMObjects) based on legacy patterns
+- NO EF Core migrations (legacy DB must not be modified)
+
+**DbContext Example**:
+```csharp
+public class MessagingServiceDbContext : DbContext
+{
+    public DbSet<EmailAccount> EmailAccounts { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<EmailProfile> EmailProfiles { get; set; }
+    // ... other DbSets
+    
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+    {
+        modelBuilder.ApplyConfigurationsFromAssembly(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
+        
+        // Important: Check for triggers
+        modelBuilder.Entity<EmailHistory>().ToTable(tb => tb.HasTrigger("TR_TBEMLP_HISTORY_AUDIT"));
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Phase 4: API Layer
+**Status**: Minimal structure exists
+
+**TODO**:
+- [ ] Create Controllers (EmailProfilesController, EmailAccountsController, EmailHistoryController)
+- [ ] Create Background Workers (EmailPollingWorker, EmailSenderWorker)
+- [ ] Configure Serilog
+- [ ] Configure Scalar (OpenAPI documentation)
+- [ ] Add Exception Handling Middleware
+- [ ] Configure DI for all layers
+- [ ] Support both IIS and Windows Service hosting
+
+**Worker Configuration** (appsettings.json):
+```json
+{
+  "Workers": {
+    "EmailPolling": {
+      "Enabled": true,
+      "IntervalSeconds": 60
+    },
+    "EmailSender": {
+      "Enabled": true,
+      "IntervalSeconds": 5
+    }
+  },
+  "Hosting": {
+    "Mode": "IIS"  // or "WindowsService"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Phase 5: Testing
+**Status**: Not started
+
+**TODO**:
+- [ ] Unit tests for Domain entities
+- [ ] Unit tests for Application handlers (using FakeItEasy)
+- [ ] Integration tests for Repositories (using Testcontainers)
+- [ ] API tests (using WebApplicationFactory)
+- [ ] Generate fake test data (using Bogus)
+
+**Test Example**:
+```csharp
+public class MessageIdGeneratorTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Generate_ShouldProduceSameHashAsLegacy()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var generator = new MessageIdGenerator();
+        var original = "msg-123";
+        var sender = "test@example.com";
+        var date = new DateTime(2026, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0);
+        var subject = "Test Subject";
+        
+        // Act
+        var messageId = generator.Generate(original, sender, date, subject);
+        
+        // Assert
+        messageId.Hash.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
+        // TODO: Verify against known legacy hash
+    }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Architecture Decisions
+
+### Clean Architecture Layers
+1. **Domain**: Core business logic, no dependencies
+2. **Application**: Use cases, depends on Domain
+3. **Infrastructure**: External concerns, depends on Domain + Application
+4. **API**: Entry point, depends on all
+
+### CQRS Pattern with MediatR
+- **Commands**: Modify state (Create, Update, Delete)
+- **Queries**: Read data (Get, List)
+- Separate models for read and write operations
+
+### Repository Pattern
+- Interface in Application layer
+- Implementation in Infrastructure layer
+- One repository per Aggregate Root
+
+---
+
+## Known Issues and Limitations
+
+### 1. PdfSharp Embedded File Extraction
+PdfSharp has limited support for embedded file extraction from PDFs. If advanced PDF processing is needed, consider:
+- **iText7** (AGPL or commercial license)
+- **Aspose.PDF** (commercial license)
+- Custom PDF parsing using PDF specification
+
+### 2. windream COM Interop
+The windream DMS integration uses COM Interop which is Windows-only. The application cannot be fully cross-platform unless windream provides a REST API alternative.
+
+### 3. OAuth2 Token Refresh
+Current implementation acquires new tokens on each request. Consider implementing token caching:
+- Use `Microsoft.Identity.Web` for automatic token management
+- Cache tokens in memory or distributed cache (Redis)
+
+---
+
+## Development Guidelines
+
+### 1. Code Style
+- All code and comments: **English**
+- README.md and user documentation: **German**
+- Follow C# naming conventions (PascalCase, camelCase)
+- Use nullable reference types (`#nullable enable`)
+
+### 2. Logging
+Use Serilog with structured logging:
+```csharp
+_logger.LogInformation("Processing email {MessageId} from profile {ProfileId}", messageId, profileId);
+```
+
+### 3. Configuration
+- Development: `appsettings.Development.json` + User Secrets
+- Production: `appsettings.json` + Environment Variables + Azure Key Vault
+
+### 4. Error Handling
+- Domain: Throw `DomainException` for business rule violations
+- Application: Use `FluentValidation` for input validation
+- API: Use exception handling middleware to return proper HTTP status codes
+
+---
+
+## Deployment Scenarios
+
+### IIS Hosting (Default)
+```json
+{
+  "Hosting": {
+    "Mode": "IIS"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Windows Service Hosting
+```json
+{
+  "Hosting": {
+    "Mode": "WindowsService"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+In `Program.cs`:
+```csharp
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+if (builder.Configuration["Hosting:Mode"] == "WindowsService")
+{
+    builder.Host.UseWindowsService();
+}
+```
+
+Install as Windows Service:
+```bash
+sc create MessagingService binPath="C:\Path\To\DigitalData.MessagingService.API.exe"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Contact and Support
+
+For questions about this implementation, consult:
+- Legacy system analysis: `legacy/PROJECT_ANALYSIS.md`
+- Migration plan: `MIGRATION_PLAN.md` (if created)
+- This document: `agents.md`
+
+---
+
+**Last Updated**: 2026-07-07
+**Version**: 1.0
+**Status**: Phase 1 Complete (Domain Layer), Phase 2-8 Pending

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+# MessagingService - Implementation Guide for AI Agents
+
+## Overview
+
+This guide provides step-by-step instructions for AI agents to continue the implementation of the MessagingService application. The project is a modern .NET 8.0 rewrite of a legacy VB.NET email automation system.
+
+---
+
+## Current Status (2026-07-07)
+
+✅ **COMPLETED**:
+- Domain Layer (100%)
+  - All entities with proper `[Table]` and `[Column]` attributes
+  - Value Objects (MessageId, EmailAddress)
+  - Enums (ErrorCode, ProcessType, etc.)
+  - Domain Services (MessageIdGenerator)
+  - Domain Events (EmailProcessedEvent)
+  - Exceptions (DomainException, ValidationException, AttachmentProcessingException)
+- agents.md documentation
+- Project builds successfully
+
+🚧 **IN PROGRESS**:
+- Application Layer (5% - only DTOs created)
+
+❌ **PENDING**:
+- Application Layer (95%)
+- Infrastructure Layer (0%)
+- API Layer (minimal structure only)
+- Testing (0%)
+- README.md documentation (0%)
+
+---
+
+## Architecture Overview
+
+```
+DigitalData.MessagingService/
+├── src/
+│   ├── Domain/              ✅ COMPLETE
+│   ├── Application/         🚧 IN PROGRESS (5%)
+│   ├── Infrastructure/      ❌ TODO
+│   └── API/                 ❌ TODO (minimal structure exists)
+├── tests/
+│   └── Tests/               ❌ TODO
+├── legacy/                  📖 Reference only
+├── agents.md                ✅ COMPLETE
+├── README.md                ❌ TODO
+└── IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDE.md  📄 This file
+```
+
+---
+
+## Phase-by-Phase Implementation Plan
+
+### PHASE 2: Application Layer (Current Focus)
+
+#### 2.1. Create Repository Interfaces
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Interfaces/Repositories/`
+
+Create these files:
+
+**IEmailProfileRepository.cs**:
+```csharp
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Interfaces.Repositories;
+
+public interface IEmailProfileRepository
+{
+    Task<EmailProfile?> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<List<EmailProfile>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<List<EmailProfile>> GetActiveProfilesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<List<EmailProfile>> GetProfilesDueForPollingAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<int> AddAsync(EmailProfile profile, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task UpdateAsync(EmailProfile profile, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task DeleteAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
+```
+
+**IEmailAccountRepository.cs**:
+```csharp
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Interfaces.Repositories;
+
+public interface IEmailAccountRepository
+{
+    Task<EmailAccount?> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<List<EmailAccount>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<List<EmailAccount>> GetActiveAccountsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<int> AddAsync(EmailAccount account, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task UpdateAsync(EmailAccount account, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task DeleteAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
+```
+
+**IEmailHistoryRepository.cs**:
+```csharp
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Interfaces.Repositories;
+
+public interface IEmailHistoryRepository
+{
+    Task<EmailHistory?> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<EmailHistory?> GetByMessageIdHashAsync(string hash, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<bool> ExistsAsync(string messageIdHash, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<List<EmailHistory>> GetByProfileIdAsync(int profileId, DateTime? from, DateTime? to, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<int> AddAsync(EmailHistory history, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task UpdateAsync(EmailHistory history, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
+```
+
+**IEmailProcessRepository.cs**, **IEmailOutboxRepository.cs** - Similar patterns.
+
+#### 2.2. Create Service Interfaces
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Interfaces/Services/`
+
+**IEmailService.cs**:
+```csharp
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Interfaces.Services;
+
+public interface IEmailService
+{
+    Task<List<EmailMessage>> FetchUnreadEmailsAsync(
+        EmailAccount account, 
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    
+    Task<bool> TestConnectionAsync(
+        EmailAccount account, 
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    
+    Task SendEmailAsync(
+        EmailAccount account,
+        string recipient,
+        string subject,
+        string body,
+        bool isHtml = true,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    
+    Task DeleteEmailAsync(EmailAccount account, int imapUid, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task MoveEmailAsync(EmailAccount account, int imapUid, string folderName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
+
+public class EmailMessage
+{
+    public int ImapUid { get; set; }
+    public string MessageId { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string From { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Subject { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public DateTime Date { get; set; }
+    public string BodyHtml { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string BodyText { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public List<EmailAttachmentData> Attachments { get; set; } = new();
+    public byte[] RawEmailData { get; set; } = Array.Empty<byte>();
+}
+
+public class EmailAttachmentData
+{
+    public string FileName { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string ContentType { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public byte[] Data { get; set; } = Array.Empty<byte>();
+}
+```
+
+**IPdfProcessingService.cs**, **IDmsService.cs**, **IEncryptionService.cs**, **IEmailQueue.cs** - See agents.md for examples.
+
+#### 2.3. Create MediatR Commands
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailProfiles/Commands/`
+
+**CreateEmailProfileCommand.cs**:
+```csharp
+using MediatR;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailProfiles.Commands;
+
+public record CreateEmailProfileCommand(
+    string ProfileName,
+    int EmailAccountId,
+    int? ProcessId,
+    int PollIntervalMinutes) : IRequest<int>;
+
+public class CreateEmailProfileCommandHandler : IRequestHandler<CreateEmailProfileCommand, int>
+{
+    private readonly IEmailProfileRepository _repository;
+    
+    public CreateEmailProfileCommandHandler(IEmailProfileRepository repository)
+    {
+        _repository = repository;
+    }
+    
+    public async Task<int> Handle(CreateEmailProfileCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var profile = new EmailProfile
+        {
+            ProfileName = request.ProfileName,
+            EmailAccountId = request.EmailAccountId,
+            ProcessId = request.ProcessId,
+            PollIntervalMinutes = request.PollIntervalMinutes,
+            IsActive = true,
+            AddedWhen = DateTime.UtcNow
+        };
+        
+        return await _repository.AddAsync(profile, cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**UpdateEmailProfileCommand.cs**, **DeleteEmailProfileCommand.cs**, **ActivateProfileCommand.cs** - Similar patterns.
+
+#### 2.4. Create MediatR Queries
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailProfiles/Queries/`
+
+**GetEmailProfilesQuery.cs**:
+```csharp
+using MediatR;
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dtos;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailProfiles.Queries;
+
+public record GetEmailProfilesQuery : IRequest<List<EmailProfileDto>>;
+
+public class GetEmailProfilesQueryHandler : IRequestHandler<GetEmailProfilesQuery, List<EmailProfileDto>>
+{
+    private readonly IEmailProfileRepository _repository;
+    private readonly IMapper _mapper;
+    
+    public GetEmailProfilesQueryHandler(IEmailProfileRepository repository, IMapper mapper)
+    {
+        _repository = repository;
+        _mapper = mapper;
+    }
+    
+    public async Task<List<EmailProfileDto>> Handle(GetEmailProfilesQuery request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var profiles = await _repository.GetAllAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return _mapper.Map<List<EmailProfileDto>>(profiles);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**GetEmailProfileByIdQuery.cs**, **GetActiveProfilesQuery.cs**, **GetProfilesDueForPollingQuery.cs** - Similar patterns.
+
+#### 2.5. Create Validators
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailProfiles/Validators/`
+
+**CreateEmailProfileCommandValidator.cs**:
+```csharp
+using FluentValidation;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailProfiles.Commands;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailProfiles.Validators;
+
+public class CreateEmailProfileCommandValidator : AbstractValidator<CreateEmailProfileCommand>
+{
+    public CreateEmailProfileCommandValidator()
+    {
+        RuleFor(x => x.ProfileName)
+            .NotEmpty().WithMessage("Profile name is required")
+            .MaximumLength(100).WithMessage("Profile name must not exceed 100 characters");
+        
+        RuleFor(x => x.EmailAccountId)
+            .GreaterThan(0).WithMessage("Email account ID must be greater than 0");
+        
+        RuleFor(x => x.PollIntervalMinutes)
+            .GreaterThan(0).WithMessage("Poll interval must be greater than 0")
+            .LessThanOrEqualTo(1440).WithMessage("Poll interval must not exceed 1440 minutes (24 hours)");
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### 2.6. Create AutoMapper Profiles
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Mappings/`
+
+**MappingProfile.cs**:
+```csharp
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dtos;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Mappings;
+
+public class MappingProfile : Profile
+{
+    public MappingProfile()
+    {
+        // EmailProfile mappings
+        CreateMap<EmailProfile, EmailProfileDto>()
+            .ForMember(d => d.EmailAccountName, opt => opt.MapFrom(s => s.EmailAccount != null ? s.EmailAccount.AccountName : null))
+            .ForMember(d => d.ProcessName, opt => opt.MapFrom(s => s.EmailProcess != null ? s.EmailProcess.ProcessName : null));
+        
+        // EmailAccount mappings
+        CreateMap<EmailAccount, EmailAccountDto>();
+        
+        // EmailHistory mappings
+        CreateMap<EmailHistory, EmailHistoryDto>()
+            .ForMember(d => d.ProfileName, opt => opt.MapFrom(s => s.Profile != null ? s.Profile.ProfileName : null))
+            .ForMember(d => d.Attachments, opt => opt.MapFrom(s => s.Attachments));
+        
+        // EmailAttachment mappings
+        CreateMap<EmailAttachment, EmailAttachmentDto>();
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### 2.7. Create DependencyInjection.cs
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/DependencyInjection.cs`
+
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using FluentValidation;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application;
+
+public static class DependencyInjection
+{
+    public static IServiceCollection AddApplication(this IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+        
+        // MediatR
+        services.AddMediatR(cfg => cfg.RegisterServicesFromAssembly(assembly));
+        
+        // AutoMapper
+        services.AddAutoMapper(assembly);
+        
+        // FluentValidation
+        services.AddValidatorsFromAssembly(assembly);
+        
+        return services;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### PHASE 3: Infrastructure Layer
+
+#### 3.1. Add NuGet Packages
+
+```bash
+cd src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure
+dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
+dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools
+dotnet add package MailKit
+dotnet add package MimeKit
+dotnet add package PdfSharp
+dotnet add package Microsoft.Identity.Client
+dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection
+```
+
+#### 3.2. Create DbContext
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Persistence/MessagingServiceDbContext.cs`
+
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+
+public class MessagingServiceDbContext : DbContext
+{
+    public MessagingServiceDbContext(DbContextOptions<MessagingServiceDbContext> options) : base(options) { }
+    
+    public DbSet<EmailAccount> EmailAccounts { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<EmailProfile> EmailProfiles { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<EmailProcess> EmailProcesses { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<ProcessStep> ProcessSteps { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<IndexingStep> IndexingSteps { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<EmailHistory> EmailHistories { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<EmailAttachment> EmailAttachments { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<EmailOutbox> EmailOutbox { get; set; }
+    
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+    {
+        base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
+        
+        // Apply configurations from assembly (if you create IEntityTypeConfiguration classes)
+        // modelBuilder.ApplyConfigurationsFromAssembly(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
+        
+        // Note: All entity configurations are already done via attributes in Domain entities
+        // This is important - DO NOT modify database schema here!
+    }
+    
+    public override Task<int> SaveChangesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        // Auto-populate audit fields
+        var entries = ChangeTracker.Entries<BaseEntity>();
+        
+        foreach (var entry in entries)
+        {
+            if (entry.State == EntityState.Added)
+            {
+                entry.Entity.CreatedDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                entry.Entity.CreatedBy = "System"; // TODO: Get from current user context
+            }
+            
+            if (entry.State == EntityState.Modified)
+            {
+                entry.Entity.ModifiedDate = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                entry.Entity.ModifiedBy = "System"; // TODO: Get from current user context
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return base.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### 3.3. Create Repositories
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Persistence/Repositories/`
+
+**EmailProfileRepository.cs**:
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Interfaces.Repositories;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence.Repositories;
+
+public class EmailProfileRepository : IEmailProfileRepository
+{
+    private readonly MessagingServiceDbContext _context;
+    
+    public EmailProfileRepository(MessagingServiceDbContext context)
+    {
+        _context = context;
+    }
+    
+    public async Task<EmailProfile?> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await _context.EmailProfiles
+            .Include(p => p.EmailAccount)
+            .Include(p => p.EmailProcess)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(p => p.Id == id, cancellationToken);
+    }
+    
+    public async Task<List<EmailProfile>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await _context.EmailProfiles
+            .Include(p => p.EmailAccount)
+            .Include(p => p.EmailProcess)
+            .OrderBy(p => p.Sequence)
+            .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+    
+    public async Task<List<EmailProfile>> GetActiveProfilesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await _context.EmailProfiles
+            .Include(p => p.EmailAccount)
+            .Include(p => p.EmailProcess)
+            .Where(p => p.IsActive && p.EmailAccount!.IsActive)
+            .OrderBy(p => p.Sequence)
+            .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+    
+    public async Task<List<EmailProfile>> GetProfilesDueForPollingAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        
+        return await _context.EmailProfiles
+            .Include(p => p.EmailAccount)
+            .Include(p => p.EmailProcess)
+            .Where(p => p.IsActive 
+                && p.EmailAccount!.IsActive
+                && (!p.LastPollTime.HasValue || 
+                    EF.Functions.DateDiffMinute(p.LastPollTime.Value, now) >= p.PollIntervalMinutes))
+            .OrderBy(p => p.Sequence)
+            .ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+    
+    public async Task<int> AddAsync(EmailProfile profile, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        _context.EmailProfiles.Add(profile);
+        await _context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return profile.Id;
+    }
+    
+    public async Task UpdateAsync(EmailProfile profile, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        _context.EmailProfiles.Update(profile);
+        await _context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+    
+    public async Task DeleteAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var profile = await GetByIdAsync(id, cancellationToken);
+        if (profile != null)
+        {
+            _context.EmailProfiles.Remove(profile);
+            await _context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Create similar repositories for **EmailAccountRepository**, **EmailHistoryRepository**, etc.
+
+#### 3.4. Create External Services
+
+**MailKitEmailService.cs**, **PdfSharpProcessingService.cs**, **WindreamDmsService.cs**, **EncryptionService.cs**, **InMemoryEmailQueue.cs**
+
+(See agents.md for examples - these are complex services)
+
+#### 3.5. Create DependencyInjection.cs
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs`
+
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence.Repositories;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure;
+
+public static class DependencyInjection
+{
+    public static IServiceCollection AddInfrastructure(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        // DbContext
+        services.AddDbContext<MessagingServiceDbContext>(options =>
+            options.UseSqlServer(
+                configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"),
+                sqlOptions =>
+                {
+                    sqlOptions.EnableRetryOnFailure(
+                        maxRetryCount: 5,
+                        maxRetryDelay: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30),
+                        errorNumbersToAdd: null);
+                    sqlOptions.CommandTimeout(60);
+                }));
+        
+        // Repositories
+        services.AddScoped<IEmailProfileRepository, EmailProfileRepository>();
+        services.AddScoped<IEmailAccountRepository, EmailAccountRepository>();
+        services.AddScoped<IEmailHistoryRepository, EmailHistoryRepository>();
+        // ... add other repositories
+        
+        // External Services
+        // services.AddScoped<IEmailService, MailKitEmailService>();
+        // services.AddScoped<IPdfProcessingService, PdfSharpProcessingService>();
+        // services.AddScoped<IDmsService, WindreamDmsService>();
+        // services.AddScoped<IEncryptionService, DataProtectionEncryptionService>();
+        // services.AddSingleton<IEmailQueue, InMemoryEmailQueue>();
+        
+        return services;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### PHASE 4: API Layer
+
+#### 4.1. Add NuGet Packages
+
+```bash
+cd src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API
+dotnet add package Serilog.AspNetCore
+dotnet add package Serilog.Sinks.File
+dotnet add package Serilog.Sinks.MSSqlServer
+dotnet add package Scalar.AspNetCore
+```
+
+#### 4.2. Update Program.cs
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Program.cs`
+
+```csharp
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.API;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure;
+using Serilog;
+using Scalar.AspNetCore;
+
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+// Configure Serilog
+Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+    .ReadFrom.Configuration(builder.Configuration)
+    .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+    .WriteTo.Console()
+    .WriteTo.File("logs/emailprofiler-.log", rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day)
+    .CreateLogger();
+
+builder.Host.UseSerilog();
+
+// Check for Windows Service mode
+if (builder.Configuration["Hosting:Mode"] == "WindowsService")
+{
+    builder.Host.UseWindowsService();
+}
+
+// Add services
+builder.Services.AddControllers();
+builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
+builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();
+
+// Add Application and Infrastructure layers
+builder.Services.AddApplication();
+builder.Services.AddInfrastructure(builder.Configuration);
+
+// Add Background Workers
+// builder.Services.AddHostedService<EmailPollingWorker>();
+// builder.Services.AddHostedService<EmailSenderWorker>();
+
+var app = builder.Build();
+
+// Configure the HTTP request pipeline
+if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
+{
+    app.UseSwagger();
+    app.UseSwaggerUI();
+    
+    // Add Scalar
+    app.MapScalarApiReference();
+}
+
+app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+app.UseAuthorization();
+app.MapControllers();
+
+try
+{
+    Log.Information("Starting MessagingService API");
+    app.Run();
+}
+catch (Exception ex)
+{
+    Log.Fatal(ex, "Application start-up failed");
+}
+finally
+{
+    Log.CloseAndFlush();
+}
+```
+
+#### 4.3. Create Controllers
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Controllers/`
+
+**EmailProfilesController.cs**:
+```csharp
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using MediatR;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailProfiles.Commands;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailProfiles.Queries;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.API.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/[controller]")]
+public class EmailProfilesController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IMediator _mediator;
+    private readonly ILogger<EmailProfilesController> _logger;
+    
+    public EmailProfilesController(IMediator mediator, ILogger<EmailProfilesController> logger)
+    {
+        _mediator = mediator;
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+    
+    [HttpGet]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetAll(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var query = new GetEmailProfilesQuery();
+        var result = await _mediator.Send(query, cancellationToken);
+        return Ok(result);
+    }
+    
+    [HttpGet("{id}")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetById(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var query = new GetEmailProfileByIdQuery(id);
+        var result = await _mediator.Send(query, cancellationToken);
+        
+        if (result == null)
+            return NotFound();
+        
+        return Ok(result);
+    }
+    
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> Create(CreateEmailProfileCommand command, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var id = await _mediator.Send(command, cancellationToken);
+        return CreatedAtAction(nameof(GetById), new { id }, id);
+    }
+    
+    // Add Update, Delete, Activate, Deactivate endpoints
+}
+```
+
+Create similar controllers for **EmailAccountsController**, **EmailHistoryController**, **DashboardController**.
+
+#### 4.4. Create Background Workers
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Workers/`
+
+**EmailPollingWorker.cs** and **EmailSenderWorker.cs** (See agents.md for implementation examples)
+
+#### 4.5. Update appsettings.json
+
+**Location**: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/appsettings.json`
+
+```json
+{
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DefaultConnection": "Server=(local);Database=DD_ECM;Integrated Security=true;TrustServerCertificate=true"
+  },
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Override": {
+        "Microsoft": "Warning",
+        "System": "Warning"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "Workers": {
+    "EmailPolling": {
+      "Enabled": true,
+      "IntervalSeconds": 60
+    },
+    "EmailSender": {
+      "Enabled": true,
+      "IntervalSeconds": 5
+    }
+  },
+  "Hosting": {
+    "Mode": "IIS"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+### PHASE 5: Testing
+
+#### 5.1. Add NuGet Packages
+
+```bash
+cd tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests
+dotnet add package FakeItEasy
+dotnet add package Bogus
+dotnet add package FluentAssertions
+dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing
+dotnet add package Testcontainers.MsSql
+```
+
+#### 5.2. Create Unit Tests
+
+**Location**: `tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/Unit/Domain/`
+
+**MessageIdGeneratorTests.cs**:
+```csharp
+using Xunit;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Services;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests.Unit.Domain;
+
+public class MessageIdGeneratorTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Generate_ShouldCreateValidMessageId()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var generator = new MessageIdGenerator();
+        var original = "test-msg-123";
+        var sender = "sender@example.com";
+        var date = new DateTime(2026, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0);
+        var subject = "Test Subject";
+        
+        // Act
+        var messageId = generator.Generate(original, sender, date, subject);
+        
+        // Assert
+        messageId.Should().NotBeNull();
+        messageId.Hash.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
+        messageId.Value.Should().Contain(original);
+        messageId.Value.Should().Contain(sender);
+    }
+    
+    [Fact]
+    public void Generate_SameInput_ShouldProduceSameHash()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var generator = new MessageIdGenerator();
+        var original = "test-msg-123";
+        var sender = "sender@example.com";
+        var date = new DateTime(2026, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0);
+        var subject = "Test Subject";
+        
+        // Act
+        var messageId1 = generator.Generate(original, sender, date, subject);
+        var messageId2 = generator.Generate(original, sender, date, subject);
+        
+        // Assert
+        messageId1.Hash.Should().Be(messageId2.Hash);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### 5.3. Create Integration Tests
+
+Use Testcontainers for database integration tests.
+
+---
+
+### PHASE 6: Documentation
+
+#### 6.1. Create README.md (in German)
+
+**Location**: `README.md`
+
+The README should include (in German):
+- Application overview
+- Architecture diagram
+- API endpoints documentation
+- Worker processes description
+- Database tables documentation
+- Configuration guide (appsettings.json)
+- Deployment instructions (IIS and Windows Service)
+- Troubleshooting guide
+
+**Template structure**:
+```markdown
+# DigitalData MessagingService
+
+## Übersicht
+[Application overview in German]
+
+## Architektur
+[Architecture description]
+
+## API Endpunkte
+
+### Email Profile Management
+- GET /api/emailprofiles - Alle Profile abrufen
+- GET /api/emailprofiles/{id} - Profil nach ID abrufen
+- POST /api/emailprofiles - Neues Profil erstellen
+- PUT /api/emailprofiles/{id} - Profil aktualisieren
+- DELETE /api/emailprofiles/{id} - Profil löschen
+
+[... continue for all controllers]
+
+## Background Workers
+
+### EmailPollingWorker
+Überwacht E-Mail-Konten und verarbeitet eingehende E-Mails.
+
+**Konfiguration**:
+```json
+"Workers": {
+  "EmailPolling": {
+    "Enabled": true,
+    "IntervalSeconds": 60
+  }
+}
+```
+
+[... continue for all workers]
+
+## Datenbank Tabellen
+
+### TBDD_EMAIL_ACCOUNT
+[Table description]
+
+[... continue for all tables]
+
+## Konfiguration
+
+[Detailed configuration guide]
+
+## Deployment
+
+### IIS Deployment
+[Step-by-step guide]
+
+### Windows Service Deployment
+[Step-by-step guide]
+```
+
+---
+
+## Build and Test Commands
+
+```bash
+# Build solution
+dotnet build
+
+# Run tests
+dotnet test
+
+# Run API
+cd src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API
+dotnet run
+
+# Create migration
+cd src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure
+dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate --startup-project ../DigitalData.MessagingService.API
+
+# Update database
+dotnet ef database update --startup-project ../DigitalData.MessagingService.API
+```
+
+---
+
+## Important Reminders for AI Agents
+
+1. **NEVER modify database schema** - use `[Table]` and `[Column]` attributes
+2. **NEVER commit to git** - wait for user instruction
+3. **All code and comments in English** - except README.md (German)
+4. **Use Serilog for logging** - structured logging
+5. **Worker intervals configurable** - via appsettings.json
+6. **Support IIS and Windows Service** - via configuration
+7. **Check for database triggers** - add to DbContext if they exist
+8. **RabbitMQ is future enhancement** - currently use InMemoryEmailQueue
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps for Continuation
+
+1. Complete Application Layer (Commands, Queries, Validators)
+2. Complete Infrastructure Layer (DbContext, Repositories, Services)
+3. Complete API Layer (Controllers, Workers, Middleware)
+4. Create comprehensive tests
+5. Write README.md in German
+6. Build and test the complete application
+
+---
+
+**Document Version**: 1.0
+**Last Updated**: 2026-07-07
+**Status**: Phase 1 Complete, Phase 2-6 Pending

README.md

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-# DigitalData.EmailProfiler
+# DigitalData.MessagingService
 

STATUS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,506 @@
+# MessagingService - Implementation Status Report
+
+**Last Updated**: 2026-07-20  
+**Overall Progress**: 75% Complete (3 of 4 phases done)
+
+---
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+The MessagingService migration from legacy VB.NET to modern C# .NET 8.0 Clean Architecture is **75% complete**. All core layers (Domain, Application, Infrastructure) are fully implemented with real service stubs ready for integration. Only API layer controllers and workers remain.
+
+### ✅ What's Working
+- Complete Domain model with 8 entities mapped to legacy database
+- Full CQRS implementation with MediatR (5 Commands, 7 Queries)
+- Generic repository with AutoMapper-based CRUD
+- RabbitMQ integration for async command processing
+- Real service implementations (pending external dependencies)
+- Data Protection encryption service
+- Database context with legacy table mapping
+
+### ⚠️ What's Missing
+- Limilabs.Mail NuGet package (for email operations)
+- GdPicture.NET 14 or DevExpress.Pdf NuGet (for PDF processing)
+- windream COM Interop DLLs (for DMS integration)
+- API Controllers and Background Workers
+- Unit and integration tests
+
+---
+
+## Phase Breakdown
+
+### Phase 1: Domain Layer ✅ COMPLETE (100%)
+
+**Entities** (8 total):
+- ✅ `EmailAccount` - Email server configuration (IMAP/SMTP/OAuth2)
+- ✅ `EmailProfile` - Email polling profiles with archiving rules
+- ✅ `EmailHistory` - Email import history with duplicate detection
+- ✅ `EmailAttachment` - Attachment metadata and file paths
+- ✅ `EmailFilterKeyword` - Keyword-based filtering rules
+- ✅ `EmailFilterRule` - Sender/recipient filtering rules
+- ✅ `WindreamArchive` - windream DMS archive metadata
+- ✅ `LogEmailOut` - Outgoing email queue
+
+**Value Objects** (3 total):
+- ✅ `MessageId` - SHA256-based message ID with duplicate detection
+- ✅ `EmailAddress` - Validated email address with display name
+- ✅ `FilePathValue` - Validated file system paths
+
+**Enums** (5 total):
+- ✅ `ArchiveMode` - Email archiving strategies
+- ✅ `EmailAccountType` - Account types (Exchange/IMAP/Office365)
+- ✅ `EmailProtocol` - Email protocols (POP3/IMAP)
+- ✅ `FilterActionType` - Filter actions (Delete/MoveFolder)
+- ✅ `ProcessingStatus` - Processing states (Pending/Success/Error)
+
+**Domain Events** (2 total):
+- ✅ `EmailProcessedEvent` - Published after successful email processing
+- ✅ `EmailArchivedEvent` - Published after windream archiving
+
+**Domain Services** (1 total):
+- ✅ `MessageIdGenerator` - Generates SHA256 message IDs (legacy-compatible)
+
+**Key Features**:
+- All entities use `[Table]` and `[Column]` attributes for legacy database mapping
+- NO database modifications allowed (read-only schema)
+- DateTime fields use `DateTime.Now` (local server time, not UTC)
+- Entities handle all configuration (NO Fluent API in DbContext)
+
+**Files**:
+```
+src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/
+├── Entities/ (8 files)
+├── ValueObjects/ (3 files)
+├── Enums/ (5 files)
+├── Events/ (2 files)
+└── Services/ (1 file)
+```
+
+---
+
+### Phase 2: Application Layer ✅ COMPLETE (100%)
+
+**Commands** (5 total):
+- ✅ `CreateEmailProfileCommand` - Create new email profile
+- ✅ `UpdateEmailProfileCommand` - Update existing profile
+- ✅ `DeleteEmailProfileCommand` - Delete profile
+- ✅ `CreateEmailAccountCommand` - Create email account
+- ✅ `ProcessEmailCommand` - Process incoming email
+
+**Queries** (7 total):
+- ✅ `GetEmailProfilesQuery` - Get all profiles
+- ✅ `GetEmailProfileByIdQuery` - Get profile by ID
+- ✅ `GetEmailAccountsQuery` - Get all accounts
+- ✅ `GetEmailAccountByIdQuery` - Get account by ID
+- ✅ `GetEmailHistoryQuery` - Get email history with filters
+- ✅ `GetWindreamArchivesQuery` - Get windream archives
+- ✅ `GetLogEmailOutQuery` - Get outgoing email queue
+
+**Validators** (4 total):
+- ✅ `CreateEmailProfileCommandValidator` - FluentValidation for CreateEmailProfileCommand
+- ✅ `UpdateEmailProfileCommandValidator` - FluentValidation for UpdateEmailProfileCommand
+- ✅ `CreateEmailAccountCommandValidator` - FluentValidation for CreateEmailAccountCommand
+- ✅ `ProcessEmailCommandValidator` - FluentValidation for ProcessEmailCommand
+
+**AutoMapper Profiles** (4 total):
+- ✅ `EmailProfileMappingProfile` - Maps EmailProfile DTOs ↔ Entities
+- ✅ `EmailAccountMappingProfile` - Maps EmailAccount DTOs ↔ Entities
+- ✅ `EmailHistoryMappingProfile` - Maps EmailHistory DTOs ↔ Entities
+- ✅ `WindreamArchiveMappingProfile` - Maps WindreamArchive DTOs ↔ Entities
+
+**DTOs** (8 total):
+- ✅ `EmailAccountDto` - Email account configuration
+- ✅ `EmailProfileDto` - Email profile configuration
+- ✅ `CreateEmailProfileDto` - Create profile request
+- ✅ `UpdateEmailProfileDto` - Update profile request
+- ✅ `EmailHistoryDto` - Email history record
+- ✅ `EmailAttachmentDto` - Attachment metadata
+- ✅ `WindreamArchiveDto` - windream archive record
+- ✅ `LogEmailOutDto` - Outgoing email record
+
+**Interfaces** (6 total):
+- ✅ `IRepository<T>` - Generic repository with AutoMapper CRUD
+- ✅ `IEmailService` - Email operations (IMAP/SMTP/OAuth2)
+- ✅ `IPdfProcessingService` - PDF validation and embedded file extraction
+- ✅ `IDmsService` - windream DMS integration
+- ✅ `IEncryptionService` - Encryption/decryption for passwords
+- ✅ `IEmailQueue` - Outgoing email queue
+
+**Key Features**:
+- Commands/Queries/Handlers in SAME file (MediatR pattern)
+- AutoMapper-based repository operations (no manual mapping)
+- FluentValidation for all commands
+- Direct folder structure: `Application/{Entity}/Commands`, `Application/{Entity}/Queries` (NO Features/ parent)
+- DTOs organized: Single DTOs at root (`Common/Dtos/EmailAccountDto.cs`), Multiple DTOs in subfolders (`Common/Dtos/EmailHistories/`)
+
+**Files**:
+```
+src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/
+├── EmailProfiles/Commands/ (3 files)
+├── EmailProfiles/Queries/ (2 files)
+├── EmailProfiles/Validators/ (2 files)
+├── EmailAccounts/Commands/ (1 file)
+├── EmailAccounts/Queries/ (2 files)
+├── EmailAccounts/Validators/ (1 file)
+├── EmailProcessing/Commands/ (1 file)
+├── EmailProcessing/Validators/ (1 file)
+├── EmailHistory/Queries/ (1 file)
+├── WindreamArchives/Queries/ (1 file)
+├── LogEmailOut/Queries/ (1 file)
+└── Common/
+    ├── Dtos/ (8 files)
+    ├── Interfaces/ (6 files)
+    └── Mappings/ (4 files)
+```
+
+---
+
+### Phase 3: Infrastructure Layer ✅ COMPLETE (100%)
+
+**Database**:
+- ✅ `MessagingServiceDbContext` - EF Core DbContext with 8 DbSets
+  - NO `OnModelCreating` override (attribute-only configuration)
+  - NO `SaveChangesAsync` override (Repository handles this)
+  - Connection string: `DefaultConnection` from appsettings
+
+**Repository**:
+- ✅ `Repository<T>` - Generic repository implementing `IRepository<T>`
+  - AutoMapper-based CRUD: `CreateAsync<TDto>`, `UpdateAsync<TDto>`, `DeleteAsync`
+  - Safe single-record operations: `UpdateSingleAsync`, `DeleteSingleAsync` (throw if 0 or 2+ records)
+  - Query methods: `GetByIdAsync`, `GetAllAsync`, `FindAsync`, `FindFirstAsync`, `FindSingleAsync`
+  - All operations auto-save changes (NO explicit SaveChangesAsync needed)
+
+**Services** (6 total):
+- ✅ `LimilabsEmailService` - Email operations using Limilabs Mail.dll
+  - IMAP: `ConnectSSLAsync`, `LoginOAUTH2Async`, `Search(Flag.Unseen)`, `GetMessageByUID`
+  - SMTP: `SendMessageAsync`
+  - OAuth2: `GetOAuth2TokenAsync` via `Microsoft.Identity.Client` (MSAL)
+  - **TODO**: Add Limilabs.Mail NuGet package to uncomment implementation
+
+- ✅ `GdPicturePdfProcessingService` - PDF processing using GdPicture.NET 14
+  - `ValidatePdfAsync` - PDF validation
+  - `ExtractEmbeddedFilesAsync` - Extract embedded files via `GetAttachmentCount`, `ExtractEmbeddedFile`
+  - `GetPageCountAsync` - Get PDF page count
+  - **TODO**: Add GdPicture.NET.14 NuGet package and license key
+
+- ✅ `WindreamDmsService` - windream DMS integration using COM Interop
+  - `ImportDocumentAsync` - Import document with metadata (WMSession, WMConnect, WMObjects)
+  - `DocumentExistsAsync` - Check if document exists
+  - `UpdateMetadataAsync` - Update document metadata
+  - **TODO**: Add windream COM Interop DLL references (WINDREAMLib, WMOBRWSLib)
+
+- ✅ `DataProtectionEncryptionService` - Encryption using ASP.NET Core Data Protection
+  - `Encrypt(plainText)` - Encrypt passwords/secrets
+  - `Decrypt(cipherText)` - Decrypt passwords/secrets
+
+- ✅ `InMemoryEmailQueue` - Temporary in-memory queue for outgoing emails
+  - `EnqueueAsync` - Add email to queue
+  - `DequeueAsync` - Get next email from queue
+  - **TODO**: Replace with `RabbitMqEmailQueue` for production
+
+- ✅ `RabbitMqCommandPublisher` - Publishes commands to RabbitMQ
+  - Implements `ICommandPublisher`
+  - Serializes commands to JSON with metadata envelope
+  - Publishes to `emailprofiler.commands` exchange
+
+- ✅ `RabbitMqCommandConsumer` - Consumes commands from RabbitMQ (BackgroundService)
+  - Consumes from `emailprofiler.command.queue`
+  - Deserializes and executes commands via MediatR
+  - Acknowledges or requeues messages
+
+**Configuration**:
+- ✅ `RabbitMqConfiguration` - RabbitMQ connection settings (binds to `appsettings.json`)
+
+**Dependency Injection**:
+- ✅ `DependencyInjection.cs` - Infrastructure service registration
+  - DbContext with SQL Server retry policy
+  - Generic repository (scoped)
+  - All services (scoped)
+  - RabbitMQ publisher (singleton) and consumer (hosted service)
+  - Data Protection with default key storage
+
+**NuGet Packages**:
+- ✅ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer 8.0.11
+- ✅ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools 8.0.11
+- ✅ Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection 8.0.11
+- ✅ Microsoft.Identity.Client 4.65.0
+- ✅ AutoMapper 12.0.1 (warning: vulnerability in 12.0.0-12.0.1 - acceptable for internal use)
+- ✅ RabbitMQ.Client 7.2.1
+- ⚠️ Limilabs.Mail (NOT YET ADDED - required for LimilabsEmailService)
+- ⚠️ GdPicture.NET.14 (NOT YET ADDED - required for GdPicturePdfProcessingService)
+
+**Files**:
+```
+src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/
+├── Persistence/MessagingServiceDbContext.cs
+├── Repositories/Repository.cs
+├── Services/ (6 files)
+├── Messaging/ (3 files)
+├── Queue/InMemoryEmailQueue.cs
+└── DependencyInjection.cs
+```
+
+---
+
+### Phase 4: API Layer ⚠️ IN PROGRESS (30%)
+
+**Controllers** (3 total):
+- ✅ `EmailProfilesController` - CRUD operations for email profiles
+  - GET /api/emailprofiles - Get all profiles (synchronous via MediatR)
+  - GET /api/emailprofiles/{id} - Get profile by ID
+  - POST /api/emailprofiles - Create profile (async via RabbitMQ, returns HTTP 202)
+  - PUT /api/emailprofiles/{id} - Update profile (async via RabbitMQ, returns HTTP 202)
+  - DELETE /api/emailprofiles/{id} - Delete profile (async via RabbitMQ, returns HTTP 202)
+
+- ✅ `EmailAccountsController` - CRUD operations for email accounts
+  - GET /api/emailaccounts - Get all accounts
+  - GET /api/emailaccounts/{id} - Get account by ID
+  - POST /api/emailaccounts - Create account (async via RabbitMQ)
+
+- ✅ `EmailHistoryController` - Query email history
+  - GET /api/emailhistory - Get email history with filters
+
+**Workers** (Background Services):
+- ❌ `EmailPollingWorker` - Polls email accounts for new messages (NOT STARTED)
+- ❌ `EmailSenderWorker` - Sends outgoing emails from queue (NOT STARTED)
+
+**Configuration**:
+- ✅ `appsettings.json` - Application configuration
+- ✅ `appsettings.Secrets.json` - External secrets file (ignored by Git)
+- ✅ RabbitMQ configuration section
+- ❌ Serilog configuration (NOT CONFIGURED)
+- ❌ Worker configuration (NOT CONFIGURED)
+
+**Middleware**:
+- ❌ Exception Handling Middleware (NOT IMPLEMENTED)
+- ❌ Request Logging Middleware (NOT IMPLEMENTED)
+
+**Documentation**:
+- ❌ Scalar OpenAPI documentation (NOT CONFIGURED)
+
+**TODO**:
+- [ ] Create `EmailPollingWorker` - Background service to poll email accounts
+- [ ] Create `EmailSenderWorker` - Background service to send outgoing emails
+- [ ] Configure Serilog for structured logging
+- [ ] Configure Scalar for OpenAPI documentation
+- [ ] Add exception handling middleware
+- [ ] Add request logging middleware
+- [ ] Add worker configuration to `appsettings.json`
+- [ ] Add IIS and Windows Service hosting support
+
+**Files**:
+```
+src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/
+├── Controllers/ (3 files)
+├── appsettings.json
+├── appsettings.Secrets.json
+└── Program.cs
+```
+
+---
+
+### Phase 5: Testing ❌ NOT STARTED (0%)
+
+**TODO**:
+- [ ] Unit tests for Domain entities (MessageIdGenerator, Value Objects)
+- [ ] Unit tests for Application handlers (using FakeItEasy for mocks)
+- [ ] Integration tests for Repository (using Testcontainers for SQL Server)
+- [ ] Integration tests for EmailService (using test email account)
+- [ ] API tests (using WebApplicationFactory)
+- [ ] Generate fake test data (using Bogus library)
+
+**Test Structure**:
+```
+tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/
+├── Domain/
+│   ├── Services/MessageIdGeneratorTests.cs
+│   ├── ValueObjects/EmailAddressTests.cs
+│   └── ValueObjects/MessageIdTests.cs
+├── Application/
+│   ├── EmailProfiles/CreateEmailProfileCommandHandlerTests.cs
+│   ├── EmailProfiles/GetEmailProfilesQueryHandlerTests.cs
+│   └── EmailProcessing/ProcessEmailCommandHandlerTests.cs
+├── Infrastructure/
+│   ├── Repositories/RepositoryTests.cs
+│   ├── Services/LimilabsEmailServiceTests.cs
+│   └── Services/GdPicturePdfProcessingServiceTests.cs
+└── API/
+    ├── Controllers/EmailProfilesControllerTests.cs
+    └── Workers/EmailPollingWorkerTests.cs
+```
+
+---
+
+## External Dependencies Status
+
+### 1. Limilabs.Mail ⚠️ REQUIRED
+**Status**: Not added  
+**Action**: `dotnet add package Limilabs.Mail`  
+**Impact**: Email operations (IMAP/SMTP/OAuth2) will not work  
+**Files Affected**: `LimilabsEmailService.cs`
+
+### 2. GdPicture.NET 14 ⚠️ REQUIRED
+**Status**: Not added  
+**Action**: Add GdPicture.NET.14 NuGet package + license key  
+**Impact**: PDF processing and embedded file extraction will not work  
+**Files Affected**: `GdPicturePdfProcessingService.cs`  
+**Alternative**: Use DevExpress.Pdf (already licensed)
+
+### 3. windream COM Interop ⚠️ REQUIRED
+**Status**: DLLs not referenced  
+**Action**: Add COM references for WINDREAMLib, WMOBRWSLib  
+**Impact**: windream DMS archiving will not work  
+**Files Affected**: `WindreamDmsService.cs`  
+**Legacy Path**: `M:\Bibliotheken\3rdParty\windream\Interop.WINDREAMLib.dll`
+
+### 4. RabbitMQ Server ✅ AVAILABLE
+**Status**: Running at `172.24.12.56:5672`  
+**Management UI**: `http://172.24.12.56:15672`  
+**Action**: None - already configured  
+**Files Affected**: `RabbitMqCommandPublisher.cs`, `RabbitMqCommandConsumer.cs`
+
+### 5. SQL Server Database ✅ AVAILABLE
+**Status**: Legacy database exists  
+**Action**: Update connection string in `appsettings.Secrets.json`  
+**Files Affected**: `MessagingServiceDbContext.cs`
+
+---
+
+## Build Status
+
+**Last Build**: 2026-07-20  
+**Result**: ✅ Success  
+**Warnings**: 1  
+**Errors**: 0
+
+**Warnings**:
+- `CS9113`: Parameter 'dmsService' is unread in `ProcessEmailCommandHandler`
+  - **Reason**: Service implementation pending windream COM Interop integration
+  - **Action**: Will be used when windream integration is complete
+
+**Build Command**:
+```bash
+dotnet build src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.csproj
+```
+
+---
+
+## Next Steps (Priority Order)
+
+### 1. Add External Dependencies (HIGH PRIORITY)
+- [ ] Add Limilabs.Mail NuGet package
+- [ ] Add GdPicture.NET 14 (or DevExpress.Pdf) NuGet package
+- [ ] Add windream COM Interop DLL references
+- [ ] Uncomment service implementations once dependencies are available
+
+### 2. Complete API Layer (HIGH PRIORITY)
+- [ ] Create `EmailPollingWorker` background service
+- [ ] Create `EmailSenderWorker` background service
+- [ ] Configure Serilog for structured logging
+- [ ] Configure Scalar for OpenAPI documentation
+- [ ] Add exception handling middleware
+- [ ] Test API endpoints with Postman/Swagger
+
+### 3. Integration Testing (MEDIUM PRIORITY)
+- [ ] Set up test SQL Server database (or use Testcontainers)
+- [ ] Write repository integration tests
+- [ ] Write email service integration tests (with test account)
+- [ ] Write API integration tests
+
+### 4. Unit Testing (MEDIUM PRIORITY)
+- [ ] Write Domain entity tests
+- [ ] Write Application handler tests (with FakeItEasy mocks)
+- [ ] Write validation tests
+
+### 5. Deployment Preparation (LOW PRIORITY)
+- [ ] Configure IIS hosting
+- [ ] Configure Windows Service hosting
+- [ ] Set up production appsettings
+- [ ] Configure Azure Key Vault (if needed)
+- [ ] Create deployment scripts
+
+---
+
+## Known Issues and Limitations
+
+### 1. AutoMapper Vulnerability Warning
+**Issue**: NuGet package `AutoMapper 12.0.1` has a known vulnerability  
+**Severity**: Moderate (only affects 12.0.0-12.0.1)  
+**Impact**: Internal application - acceptable risk  
+**Resolution**: Upgrade to AutoMapper 13.0+ when stable
+
+### 2. RabbitMQ Email Queue Not Implemented
+**Issue**: Using `InMemoryEmailQueue` instead of `RabbitMqEmailQueue`  
+**Impact**: Outgoing emails lost on application restart  
+**Resolution**: Implement `RabbitMqEmailQueue` before production deployment
+
+### 3. No Database Migrations
+**Issue**: EF Core migrations disabled (legacy database must not be modified)  
+**Impact**: Cannot use `dotnet ef database update`  
+**Resolution**: All schema changes must be done manually in legacy system
+
+### 4. DateTime.Now vs DateTime.UtcNow
+**Issue**: Must use `DateTime.Now` (local server time) throughout application  
+**Impact**: Non-standard practice (industry standard is UTC)  
+**Reason**: Legacy database stores local time, not UTC  
+**Resolution**: Document clearly and enforce in code reviews
+
+### 5. windream COM Interop Windows-Only
+**Issue**: windream DMS integration uses COM Interop (Windows-only)  
+**Impact**: Application cannot be deployed on Linux/Docker  
+**Resolution**: windream must provide REST API, or accept Windows-only deployment
+
+---
+
+## Documentation
+
+### Files Created
+- ✅ `AGENTS.md` - Agent notes, decisions, and future enhancements
+- ✅ `STATUS.md` - This file - implementation status report
+- ✅ `README.md` - Project overview and getting started guide (German)
+
+### Code Documentation
+- ✅ XML comments on all public classes, methods, and properties
+- ✅ TODO comments in service implementations for external dependencies
+- ✅ Example usage in command/query handlers
+
+---
+
+## Team Handoff Notes
+
+### For Developers Continuing This Project
+
+**What You Can Do Right Now**:
+1. Build the solution: `dotnet build`
+2. Review the Domain layer: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/`
+3. Review the Application layer: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/`
+4. Review the Infrastructure layer: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/`
+5. Review the API layer: `src/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/`
+
+**What You Need to Complete**:
+1. Add Limilabs.Mail NuGet package: `dotnet add package Limilabs.Mail`
+2. Add GdPicture.NET 14 or DevExpress.Pdf NuGet package
+3. Add windream COM Interop DLL references (from legacy project)
+4. Uncomment service implementations in:
+   - `LimilabsEmailService.cs`
+   - `GdPicturePdfProcessingService.cs`
+   - `WindreamDmsService.cs`
+5. Create background workers:
+   - `EmailPollingWorker.cs`
+   - `EmailSenderWorker.cs`
+6. Write tests
+
+**Important Files to Read**:
+- `AGENTS.md` - Critical decisions and constraints
+- `legacy/PROJECT_ANALYSIS.md` - Legacy system analysis
+- This file - Current status and next steps
+
+**Questions? Issues?**
+- Check `AGENTS.md` for design decisions
+- Check legacy code in `legacy/` folder for reference implementations
+- All database operations use generic repository pattern (see `Repository.cs`)
+- All external service interfaces documented in `Application/Common/Interfaces/`
+
+---
+
+**End of Status Report**

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/EmailAccounts/EmailAccountDto.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.EmailAccounts;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// DTO for a single email account configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public record EmailAccountDto
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Logical name to identify this account (e.g. "default", "support").
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+
+#if NET
+    public required string Username { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string Username { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+#if NET
+    public required string SmtpServer { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string SmtpServer { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+    public int SmtpPort { get; set; }
+
+    public bool SmtpUseSsl { get; set; }
+
+    public bool UseOAuth2 { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IMAP server hostname (e.g. "imap.example.com").
+    /// Leave empty when this account is send-only.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ImapServer { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IMAP server port (993 for SSL, 143 for plain/STARTTLS).
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ImapPort { get; set; } = 993;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Use SSL/TLS when connecting to the IMAP server.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ImapUseSsl { get; set; } = true;
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/EmailAccounts/EmailAccountModificationDto.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.EmailAccounts;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// DTO for a single email account configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public record EmailAccountModificationDto
+{
+#if NET
+    public required string Username { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string Username { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+#if NET
+    public required string Password { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string Password { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+#if NET
+    public required string SmtpServer { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string SmtpServer { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+    public int SmtpPort { get; set; }
+
+    public bool SmtpUseSsl { get; set; }
+
+    public bool UseOAuth2 { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IMAP server hostname (e.g. "imap.example.com").
+    /// Leave empty when this account is send-only.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ImapServer { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IMAP server port (993 for SSL, 143 for plain/STARTTLS).
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ImapPort { get; set; } = 993;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Use SSL/TLS when connecting to the IMAP server.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool ImapUseSsl { get; set; } = true;
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/EmailAttachmentDto.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a single email attachment.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class EmailAttachmentDto
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Display name of the attachment (e.g. "invoice.pdf").
+    /// </summary>
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public string FileName { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required string FileName { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Raw content of the attachment.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public byte[] Content { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required byte[] Content { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// MIME content-type (e.g. "application/pdf", "image/png").
+    /// Defaults to "application/octet-stream" when not specified.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ContentType { get; set; } = "application/octet-stream";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When <see langword="true"/> the attachment is embedded inline and displayed
+    /// directly inside the email body via a CID reference (e.g. &lt;img src="cid:logo"&gt;).
+    /// When <see langword="false"/> (default) it appears as a regular downloadable attachment.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsInline { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Content-ID used when <see cref="IsInline"/> is <see langword="true"/>.
+    /// Reference it in HTML body as <c>cid:{ContentId}</c>.
+    /// Auto-generated from <see cref="FileName"/> when left empty.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ContentId { get; set; }
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/EmailContext.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+public record EmailContext
+{
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public EmailAccount Sender { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required EmailAccount Sender { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recipient email address
+    /// </summary>
+
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public IEnumerable<string> Recipients { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required IEnumerable<string> Recipients { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email subject
+    /// </summary>
+
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public string Subject { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required string Subject { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email body (HTML or plain text)
+    /// </summary>
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public string Body { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required string Body { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Is HTML email (default: true)
+    /// </summary>
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public bool IsHtml { get; set; } = true;
+#else
+    public bool IsHtml { get; init; } = true;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional list of attachments to include with the email.
+    /// Each entry may carry its content as a byte array (<see cref="EmailAttachmentDto.Content"/>)
+    /// or reference a file on disk via <see cref="EmailAttachmentDto.FilePath"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IEnumerable<EmailAttachmentDto> Attachments { get; set; } = [];
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/EmailSyncResult.cs

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+#if NET
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+public record EmailSyncResult(int ProcessedCount = 0, int FailedCount = 0);
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/MailSearch/DateFilter.cs

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+#if NET
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Constrains the search to messages within an arrival-date range.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// At least one of <see cref="After"/> or <see cref="Before"/> must be provided.
+/// When both are set <see cref="After"/> must be earlier than <see cref="Before"/>.
+/// Both bounds are <b>inclusive</b>.
+/// </remarks>
+/// <param name="After">Earliest date to include (inclusive). Maps to IMAP <c>SINCE</c>.</param>
+/// <param name="Before">Latest date to include (inclusive). Maps to IMAP <c>BEFORE</c> (next day is used internally).</param>
+public record DateFilter(DateTime? After = null, DateTime? Before = null);
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/MailSearch/MailSearchFilter.cs

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+#if NET
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Describes all criteria and options used when searching an IMAP mailbox.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// All text-match properties are <b>case-insensitive</b> substring searches performed server-side via IMAP SEARCH.
+/// Combine multiple criteria freely; an implicit AND is applied across all non-null fields.
+/// </remarks>
+public record MailSearchFilter
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Mailbox folder to search. Defaults to <c>"INBOX"</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Folder { get; init; } = "INBOX";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When <see langword="true"/>, only unread (UNSEEN) messages are returned.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UnseenOnly { get; init; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When <see langword="true"/>, attachment data is included in the results; otherwise attachments are omitted.
+    /// Defaults to <see langword="false"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool WithAttachments { get; init; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum number of messages to retrieve. <c>0</c> means unlimited.
+    /// Applied after sorting; defaults to <c>50</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int? MaxCount { get; init; } = null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Controls the order of the returned messages. Defaults to <see cref="MailSortOrder.NewestFirst"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public MailSortOrder SortOrder { get; init; } = MailSortOrder.NewestFirst;
+
+    // ── Text filters ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Case-insensitive substring the message subject must contain.
+    /// Maps to IMAP <c>SUBJECT</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? SubjectContains { get; init; } = null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Case-insensitive substring that must appear in the <c>From</c> header.
+    /// Maps to IMAP <c>FROM</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? SenderContains { get; init; } = null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Case-insensitive substring that must appear in <c>To</c> or <c>Cc</c>.
+    /// Maps to IMAP <c>TO</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? RecipientContains { get; init; } = null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Case-insensitive substring that must appear anywhere in the message body (text or HTML part).
+    /// Maps to IMAP <c>BODY</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? BodyContains { get; init; } = null;
+
+    // ── Structured filters ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Constrains results to a specific UID or a UID range.
+    /// See <see cref="UidFilter"/> for mutual-exclusion rules between its fields.
+    /// </summary>
+    public UidFilter? Uid { get; init; } = null;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Constrains results to messages received within a date range.
+    /// See <see cref="DateFilter"/> for rules between its fields.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateFilter? Date { get; init; } = null;
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/MailSearch/MailSortOrder.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Controls the order in which fetched messages are returned.
+/// </summary>
+public enum MailSortOrder
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Newest messages first (default).
+    /// </summary>
+    NewestFirst,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Oldest messages first.
+    /// </summary>
+    OldestFirst
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/MailSearch/UidFilter.cs

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+#if NET
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Constrains the search to a specific UID or a UID range.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Use <see cref="Absolute"/> for an exact single-message lookup.
+/// Use <see cref="Min"/> and/or <see cref="Max"/> for an open or closed range.
+/// Mixing <see cref="Absolute"/> with <see cref="Min"/> or <see cref="Max"/> is not allowed.
+/// </remarks>
+/// <param name="Min">Lower bound of the UID range (inclusive). Ignored when <see cref="Absolute"/> is set.</param>
+/// <param name="Max">Upper bound of the UID range (inclusive). Ignored when <see cref="Absolute"/> is set.</param>
+/// <param name="Absolute">Exact UID to match. When set, <see cref="Min"/> and <see cref="Max"/> must be <see langword="null"/>.</param>
+public record UidFilter(long? Min = null, long? Max = null, long? Absolute = null);
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/ReceivedEmailDto.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents an email message received via IMAP.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ReceivedEmailDto
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unique identifier of the message on the IMAP server (UID).
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public long Uid { get; init; }
+#else
+    public long Uid { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// ID of the email account this message belongs to.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public int AccountId { get; init; }
+#else
+    public int AccountId { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sender address (From header).
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public string From { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string From { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recipient addresses (To header).
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public IEnumerable<string> To { get; init; } = [];
+#else
+    public IEnumerable<string> To { get; set; } = [];
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// CC addresses.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public IEnumerable<string> Cc { get; init; } = [];
+#else
+    public IEnumerable<string> Cc { get; set; } = [];
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email subject.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public string Subject { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string Subject { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plain-text body (may be empty when only HTML is present).
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public string TextBody { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string TextBody { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// HTML body (may be empty when only plain-text is present).
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public string HtmlBody { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string HtmlBody { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Date/time the message was sent (Date header).
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public DateTime Date { get; init; }
+#else
+    public DateTime Date { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attachments included with this message.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public IEnumerable<EmailAttachmentDto> Attachments { get; init; } = [];
+#else
+    public IEnumerable<EmailAttachmentDto> Attachments { get; set; } = [];
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether the message has been marked as seen/read on the server.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public bool IsSeen { get; init; }
+#else
+    public bool IsSeen { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+#if NET
+    public required string Folder { get; init; }
+#else
+    public string Folder { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/SendingEmailCreateDto.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+public record SendingEmailCreateDto
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recipient email address
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Recipient { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email subject
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Subject { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email body (HTML or plain text)
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Body { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Is HTML email (default: true)
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsHtml { get; set; } = true;
+
+    public DateTime QueuedAt { get; set; }
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Dto/SendingEmailEvent.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+public record SendingEmailEvent
+{
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public Guid Id { get; set; }
+#else
+    public required Guid Id { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public EmailContext Mail { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required EmailContext Mail { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public DateTime QueuedAt { get; set; }
+#else
+    public required DateTime QueuedAt { get; init; }
+#endif
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/ICommandPublisher.cs

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+using MediatR;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Interface for publishing commands to a message broker (e.g., RabbitMQ)
+/// </summary>
+public interface ICommandPublisher
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Publishes a command to the message broker for asynchronous processing
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TCommand">The command type (must implement IBaseRequest - covers both IRequest and IRequest<T>)</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="command">The command to publish</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token</param>
+    /// <returns>Task representing the publish operation</returns>
+    Task PublishAsync<TCommand>(TCommand command, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) 
+        where TCommand : IBaseRequest;
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IEmailService.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Email service interface for SMTP operations.
+/// Implementation uses Limilabs Mail.dll for production email sending.
+/// SMTP configuration is injected via IOptions&lt;EmailAccountDto&gt; in appsettings.json.
+/// Throws AuthenticationFailedException when SMTP authentication fails.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IEmailService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends an email using the configured SMTP account.
+    /// SMTP credentials are configured in appsettings.json (EmailAccount section).
+    /// </summary>
+    Task SendEmailAsync(EmailContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IEncryptionService.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Encryption service interface for password encryption.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IEncryptionService
+{
+    string Encrypt(string plainText);
+    string Decrypt(string cipherText);
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IImapEmailService.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Service interface for reading emails via IMAP.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IImapEmailService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="account"></param>
+    /// <param name="folder"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancel"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    Task<EmailSyncResult> SyncEmailsAsync(
+            EmailAccount account,
+            string folder = "INBOX",
+            CancellationToken cancel = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Marks a message as seen (read) on the server.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task MarkAsSeenAsync(
+        EmailAccount account,
+        long uid,
+        string folder = "INBOX",
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the last IMAP sync date for the specified account and folder.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="accountId"></param>
+    /// <param name="folder"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    DateTime? GetLastImapSyncDate(int accountId, string folder = "INBOX");
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/IPdfProcessingService.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// PDF processing service interface.
+/// Operates on streams instead of file paths for flexibility.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IPdfProcessingService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validates if the provided stream contains a valid PDF document.
+    /// Throws InvalidPdfException if the stream is not a valid PDF.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<bool> ValidatePdfAsync(Stream pdfStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extracts embedded files from PDF stream to the specified output directory.
+    /// Returns a list of paths to extracted files.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<IEnumerable<string>> ExtractEmbeddedFilesAsync(Stream pdfStream, string outputDirectory, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the page count of the PDF document.
+    /// Throws InvalidPdfException if the stream is not a valid PDF.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<int> GetPageCountAsync(Stream pdfStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/ISendingEmailPublisher.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Email queue interface for outgoing emails.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ISendingEmailPublisher
+{
+    Task EnqueueAsync(SendingEmailEvent sendingEmailEvent, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<int> GetQueueDepthAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/Repositories/IReceivedEmailRepository.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+
+public interface IReceivedEmailRepository : IRepository<ReceivedEmail>
+{
+    public Task<IEnumerable<ReceivedEmail>> FindAsync(MailSearchFilter mailSearchFilter, EmailAccount? accountQuery = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Interfaces/Repositories/IRepository.cs

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+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Generic repository interface for CRUD operations.
+/// All operations auto-save changes - NO explicit SaveChangesAsync needed!
+/// </summary>
+public interface IRepository<TEntity> where TEntity : class
+{
+    // CREATE
+    Task<TEntity> CreateAsync<TDto>(TDto dto, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> CreateRangeAsync<TDto>(IEnumerable<TDto> dtos, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    // READ
+    Task<TEntity?> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> FindAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, int? skip = null, int? take = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<TEntity?> FindFirstAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<TEntity?> FindSingleAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<int> CountAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>>? predicate = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<bool> AnyAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    // UPSERT
+    Task<(TEntity Entity, bool Created)> UpsertAsync<TDto>(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, TDto dto, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    
+    Task<(TEntity Entity, bool Created)> UpsertSingleAsync<TDto>(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, TDto dto, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    // UPDATE
+    Task UpdateSingleAsync<TDto>(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, TDto dto, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<int> UpdateAsync<TDto>(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, TDto dto, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+    // DELETE
+    Task DeleteSingleAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    Task<int> DeleteAsync(Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Mappings/EmailMappingProfile.cs

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+#if NET
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailSending.Commands;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.EmailAccounts;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Mappings;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// AutoMapper profile for Emails
+/// </summary>
+public class EmailMappingProfile : Profile
+{
+    public EmailMappingProfile()
+    {
+        // PublishEmailCommand -> Email
+        // Sender is resolved via MediatR in the handler and set separately after mapping.
+        CreateMap<PublishEmailCommand, EmailContext>()
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Sender, opt => opt.Ignore())
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Attachments, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Attachments));
+
+        // EmailAccountDto -> EmailAccount
+        CreateMap<EmailAccount, EmailAccountDto>();
+        CreateMap<EmailAccountModificationDto, EmailAccount>();
+
+        // ReceivedEmailDto <-> ReceivedEmail
+        CreateMap<ReceivedEmailDto, ReceivedEmail>()
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Id, opt => opt.Ignore())
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Account, opt => opt.Ignore());
+        CreateMap<ReceivedEmail, ReceivedEmailDto>();
+
+        // EmailAttachmentDto <-> EmailAttachment
+        CreateMap<EmailAttachmentDto, EmailAttachment>()
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Id, opt => opt.Ignore())
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.EmailId, opt => opt.Ignore())
+            .ForMember(dest => dest.Email, opt => opt.Ignore());
+        CreateMap<EmailAttachment, EmailAttachmentDto>();
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/Options/EmailAccountsOptions.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.EmailAccounts;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Commands;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Options;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Wrapper options class that holds a list of <see cref="Dto.EmailAccount"/> entries
+/// bound from the <c>EmailAccounts</c> configuration section.
+/// </summary>
+public class EmailAccountsOptions
+{
+    public const string SectionName = "EmailAccounts";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The list of configured email accounts.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required IEnumerable<EmailAccountModificationDto> Accounts { get; init; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// How often the IMAP sync worker polls for new emails, in seconds.
+    /// Defaults to 300 seconds (5 minutes).
+    /// </summary>
+    public int SyncIntervalSeconds { get; init; } = 300;
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/Common/ValueObjects/Modification.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.ValueObjects;
+
+public enum Modification
+{
+    Upsert
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/DependencyInjection.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Options;
+using FluentValidation;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Dependency injection configuration for Application layer.
+/// </summary>
+public static class DependencyInjection
+{
+    public static IServiceCollection AddApplicationServices(this IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+
+        // Read LuckyPennySoft license key from appsettings.json
+        var licenseKey = configuration.GetValue<string>("LuckyPennySoftLicenseKey")
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("LuckyPennySoftLicenseKey not found in configuration");
+
+        // MediatR - Register all handlers
+        services.AddMediatR(config =>
+        {
+            config.LicenseKey = licenseKey;
+            config.RegisterServicesFromAssembly(assembly);
+        });
+
+        // AutoMapper - Use built-in DI extension (AutoMapper 16.2.0+)
+        services.AddAutoMapper(config =>
+        {
+            config.LicenseKey = licenseKey;
+            config.AddMaps(assembly);
+        });
+
+        // FluentValidation - Register all validators
+        services.AddValidatorsFromAssembly(assembly);
+
+        // Register EmailAccounts configuration (IOptions<EmailAccountsOptions>)
+        services.Configure<EmailAccountsOptions>(configuration.GetSection(EmailAccountsOptions.SectionName));
+
+        return services;
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+	  <TargetFrameworks>net462;net480;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+	  <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+	  <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+	  <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain\DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="16.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation.DependencyInjectionExtensions" Version="12.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="14.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="8.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailAccounts/Commands/EmailAccountModificationCommand.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.EmailAccounts;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.ValueObjects;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using MediatR;
+using System.Security.Principal;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// DTO for a single email account configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public record EmailAccountModificationCommand : IRequest<(EmailAccount, bool)>
+{
+    public required EmailAccountModificationDto ModifiedAccount { get; init; }
+
+    public required Modification Modification { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// 
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Repo"></param>
+public class EmailAccountModificationCommandHandler(IRepository<EmailAccount> Repo) : IRequestHandler<EmailAccountModificationCommand, (EmailAccount, bool)>
+{
+    public async Task<(EmailAccount, bool)> Handle(EmailAccountModificationCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return request.Modification switch
+        {
+            Modification.Upsert => await Repo.UpsertAsync(a => a.Username == request.ModifiedAccount.Username, request.ModifiedAccount, cancellationToken),
+            _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"Modification type '{request.Modification}' is not supported in email account modification."),
+        };
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailAccounts/Queries/GetEmailAccountQuery.cs

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+#if NET
+using MediatR;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.EmailAccounts;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Queries;
+
+public record GetEmailAccountQuery : IRequest<IEnumerable<EmailAccountDto>>
+{
+    public int? Id { get; init; }
+
+    public string? Username { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Handles queries for retrieving email accounts.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Repo"></param>
+/// <param name="Mapper"></param>
+public class GetEmailAccountQueryHandler(IRepository<EmailAccount> Repo, IMapper Mapper) : IRequestHandler<GetEmailAccountQuery, IEnumerable<EmailAccountDto>>
+{
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<EmailAccountDto>> Handle(GetEmailAccountQuery request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var accounts = request.Id is null && request.Username is null 
+            ? await Repo.GetAllAsync(cancellationToken) 
+            : await Repo.FindAsync(request.Id is int id ? x => x.Id == id : x => x.Username == request.Username, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+
+        if (accounts.Any())
+            return Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<EmailAccountDto>>(accounts);
+        else
+            throw new NotFoundException($"No email account found for the given criteria ({(request.Id is not null ? $"Id: {request.Id}" : $"Username: {request.Username}")}).");
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailAccounts/Validators/GetSenderQueryValidator.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Queries;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validator for <see cref="GetEmailAccountQuery"/>.
+/// Either <see cref="GetEmailAccountQuery.Id"/> or <see cref="GetEmailAccountQuery.Username"/> must be provided, but not both.
+/// </summary>
+public class GetSenderQueryValidator : AbstractValidator<GetEmailAccountQuery>
+{
+    public GetSenderQueryValidator()
+    {
+        When(x => x.Username is not null, () =>
+        {
+            RuleFor(x => x.Username)
+                .NotEmpty()
+                .WithMessage("Username must not be empty.")
+                .MaximumLength(200)
+                .WithMessage("Username must not exceed 200 characters.");
+        });
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailReceiving/Commands/MarkEmailAsSeenCommand.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Queries;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Command to mark a single IMAP message as seen (read).
+/// </summary>
+public record MarkEmailAsSeenCommand : IRequest
+{
+    public required GetEmailAccountQuery Account { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// UID of the message to mark as seen.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required long Uid { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Mailbox folder the message resides in (default: "INBOX").
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Folder { get; init; } = "INBOX";
+}
+
+public class MarkEmailAsSeenCommandHandler(IImapEmailService ImapService, ILogger<MarkEmailAsSeenCommandHandler> Logger, IRepository<EmailAccount> Repo) : IRequestHandler<MarkEmailAsSeenCommand>
+{
+    public async Task Handle(MarkEmailAsSeenCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var accounts = await Repo.FindAsync(request.Account.Id is int id ? x => x.Id == id : x => x.Username == request.Account.Username, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+
+        if (accounts.Count() > 1)
+            Logger.LogWarning("Multiple email accounts found for the given criteria ({Criteria}). Returning the first one.", request.Account.Id is not null ? $"Id: {request.Account.Id}" : $"Username: {request.Account.Username}");
+
+        var account = accounts.FirstOrDefault()
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException($"No email account found for the given criteria (Id: {request.Account.Id}, Username: {request.Account.Username}).");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(account.ImapServer))
+            throw new BadRequestException($"IMAP is not configured for account '{account.Username}' (Id: {account.Id}). Set ImapServer in EmailAccounts configuration.");
+
+        await ImapService.MarkAsSeenAsync(account, request.Uid, request.Folder, cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailReceiving/Queries/ReadEmailQuery.cs

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+#if NET
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Queries;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Queries;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Query to fetch emails from an IMAP mailbox.
+/// </summary>
+public record ReadEmailQuery : IRequest<IEnumerable<ReceivedEmailDto>>
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Identifies the email account to use.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required GetEmailAccountQuery Account { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Mail query used to filter and limit the emails retrieved.
+    /// </summary>
+    public MailSearchFilter Mail { get; init; } = new();
+}
+
+public class ReadEmailQueryHandler(IMapper Mapper, ILogger<ReadEmailQueryHandler> Logger, IRepository<EmailAccount> EmailAccountRepo, IReceivedEmailRepository MailRepo) : IRequestHandler<ReadEmailQuery, IEnumerable<ReceivedEmailDto>>
+{
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<ReceivedEmailDto>> Handle(ReadEmailQuery request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var accounts = await EmailAccountRepo.FindAsync(request.Account.Id is int id ? x => x.Id == id : x => x.Username == request.Account.Username, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+
+        if (accounts.Count() > 1)
+            Logger.LogWarning("Multiple email accounts found for the given criteria ({Criteria}). Returning the first one.", request.Account.Id is not null ? $"Id: {request.Account.Id}" : $"Username: {request.Account.Username}");
+
+        var account = accounts.FirstOrDefault()
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException($"No email account found for the given criteria (Id: {request.Account.Id}, Username: {request.Account.Username}).");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(account.ImapServer))
+            throw new BadRequestException(
+                $"IMAP is not configured for account '{account.Username}' (Id: {account.Id}). Set ImapServer in EmailAccounts configuration.");
+
+        var mails = await MailRepo.FindAsync(request.Mail, account, cancellationToken);
+        return Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<ReceivedEmailDto>>(mails);
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailReceiving/Validators/DateFilterValidator.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates a <see cref="DateFilter"/> value object.
+/// </summary>
+public class DateFilterValidator : AbstractValidator<DateFilter>
+{
+    public DateFilterValidator()
+    {
+        // At least one field must be provided
+        RuleFor(x => x)
+            .Must(d => d.After is not null || d.Before is not null)
+            .WithName("Date")
+            .WithMessage("DateFilter must specify at least one of: After or Before.");
+
+        // Dates must not be in the future
+        RuleFor(x => x.After)
+            .LessThanOrEqualTo(DateTime.UtcNow)
+            .WithMessage("Date.After must not be in the future.")
+            .When(x => x.After is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Before)
+            .LessThanOrEqualTo(DateTime.UtcNow)
+            .WithMessage("Date.Before must not be in the future.")
+            .When(x => x.Before is not null);
+
+        // Range coherence: After must be earlier than Before
+        RuleFor(x => x)
+            .Must(d => d.After!.Value < d.Before!.Value)
+            .WithName("Date.Range")
+            .WithMessage("Date.After must be earlier than Date.Before.")
+            .When(x => x.After is not null && x.Before is not null);
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailReceiving/Validators/FetchEmailsQueryValidator.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Queries;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates a <see cref="ReadEmailQuery"/> before it is handled by <see cref="ReadEmailQueryHandler"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public class FetchEmailsQueryValidator : AbstractValidator<ReadEmailQuery>
+{
+    public FetchEmailsQueryValidator()
+    {
+        RuleFor(x => x.Account)
+            .NotNull()
+            .WithMessage("Account query must not be null.");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Mail)
+            .NotNull()
+            .WithMessage("Mail search filter must not be null.")
+            .SetValidator(new MailSearchFilterValidator());
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailReceiving/Validators/MailSearchFilterValidator.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates a <see cref="MailSearchFilter"/> instance before it is dispatched to the IMAP service.
+/// </summary>
+public class MailSearchFilterValidator : AbstractValidator<MailSearchFilter>
+{
+    public MailSearchFilterValidator()
+    {
+        RuleFor(x => x.Folder)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .WithMessage("Folder must not be empty.")
+            .MaximumLength(255)
+            .WithMessage("Folder name must not exceed 255 characters.");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.MaxCount)
+            .GreaterThanOrEqualTo(0)
+            .WithMessage("MaxCount must be 0 (unlimited) or a positive number.");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.SubjectContains)
+            .MaximumLength(500)
+            .WithMessage("SubjectContains must not exceed 500 characters.")
+            .When(x => x.SubjectContains is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.SenderContains)
+            .MaximumLength(320)
+            .WithMessage("SenderContains must not exceed 320 characters.")
+            .When(x => x.SenderContains is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.RecipientContains)
+            .MaximumLength(320)
+            .WithMessage("RecipientContains must not exceed 320 characters.")
+            .When(x => x.RecipientContains is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.BodyContains)
+            .MaximumLength(1000)
+            .WithMessage("BodyContains must not exceed 1000 characters.")
+            .When(x => x.BodyContains is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Uid)
+            .SetValidator(new UidFilterValidator()!)
+            .When(x => x.Uid is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Date)
+            .SetValidator(new DateFilterValidator()!)
+            .When(x => x.Date is not null);
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailReceiving/Validators/UidFilterValidator.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates a <see cref="UidFilter"/> value object.
+/// </summary>
+public class UidFilterValidator : AbstractValidator<UidFilter>
+{
+    public UidFilterValidator()
+    {
+        // Absolute and range are mutually exclusive
+        RuleFor(x => x)
+            .Must(u => u.Absolute is null || (u.Min is null && u.Max is null))
+            .WithName("Uid.Absolute")
+            .WithMessage("Uid.Absolute cannot be combined with Uid.Min or Uid.Max. Use either an exact UID or a range.");
+
+        // At least one field must be provided
+        RuleFor(x => x)
+            .Must(u => u.Absolute is not null || u.Min is not null || u.Max is not null)
+            .WithName("Uid")
+            .WithMessage("UidFilter must specify at least one of: Absolute, Min, or Max.");
+
+        // All UID values must be positive
+        RuleFor(x => x.Absolute)
+            .GreaterThan(0)
+            .WithMessage("Uid.Absolute must be a positive number.")
+            .When(x => x.Absolute is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Min)
+            .GreaterThan(0)
+            .WithMessage("Uid.Min must be a positive number.")
+            .When(x => x.Min is not null);
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Max)
+            .GreaterThan(0)
+            .WithMessage("Uid.Max must be a positive number.")
+            .When(x => x.Max is not null);
+
+        // Range coherence: Min must be less than or equal to Max
+        RuleFor(x => x)
+            .Must(u => u.Min!.Value <= u.Max!.Value)
+            .WithName("Uid.Range")
+            .WithMessage("Uid.Min must be less than or equal to Uid.Max.")
+            .When(x => x.Min is not null && x.Max is not null);
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailSending/Commands/PublishEmailCommand.cs

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+#if NET
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Queries;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailSending.Commands;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Command to send an email (enqueue to RabbitMQ)
+/// </summary>
+public record PublishEmailCommand : IRequest<Guid>
+{
+    public required GetEmailAccountQuery Sender { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recipient email addresses
+    /// </summary>
+    public required IEnumerable<string> Recipients { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email subject
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Subject { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email body (HTML or plain text)
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Body { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Is HTML email (default: true)
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsHtml { get; init; } = true;
+
+    [JsonIgnore]
+    internal IEnumerable<EmailAttachmentDto> Attachments { get; private init; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns a new command instance with the supplied attachments.
+    /// Called by the controller after resolving uploaded files.
+    /// </summary>
+    public PublishEmailCommand WithAttachments(IEnumerable<EmailAttachmentDto> attachments)
+        => this with { Attachments = attachments };
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Handler for PublishEmailCommand
+/// Resolves the sender account via MediatR, maps to SendingEmailEvent and enqueues to RabbitMQ
+/// </summary>
+public class PublishEmailCommandHandler(IRepository<EmailAccount> Repo, ISendingEmailPublisher Publisher, IMapper Mapper, ILogger<PublishEmailCommandHandler> Logger) : IRequestHandler<PublishEmailCommand, Guid>
+{
+    public async Task<Guid> Handle(PublishEmailCommand request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var senderAccounts = await Repo.FindAsync(request.Sender.Id is int id ? x => x.Id == id : x => x.Username == request.Sender.Username, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+
+        if (senderAccounts.Count() > 1)
+            Logger.LogWarning("Multiple email accounts found for the given criteria ({Criteria}). Returning the first one.", request.Sender.Id is not null ? $"Id: {request.Sender.Id}" : $"Username: {request.Sender.Username}");
+
+        var senderAccount = senderAccounts.FirstOrDefault()
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException($"No email account found for the given sender criteria (Id: {request.Sender.Id}, Username: {request.Sender.Username}).");
+
+        var email = Mapper.Map<EmailContext>(request) with { Sender = senderAccount };
+
+        // Enqueue to RabbitMQ
+        var sendingEmailEvent = new SendingEmailEvent()
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Mail = email,
+            QueuedAt = DateTime.Now
+        };
+        await Publisher.EnqueueAsync(sendingEmailEvent, cancellationToken);
+        return sendingEmailEvent.Id;
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Application/EmailSending/Validators/SendEmailCommandValidator.cs

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+#if NET
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailSending.Commands;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailSending.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validator for PublishEmailCommand
+/// </summary>
+public class PublishEmailCommandValidator : AbstractValidator<PublishEmailCommand>
+{
+    public PublishEmailCommandValidator()
+    {
+        RuleFor(x => x.Recipients)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .WithMessage("Recipients are required")
+            .Must(x => x.Any())
+            .WithMessage("At least one recipient is required")
+            .ForEach(recipient => recipient
+                .NotEmpty()
+                .WithMessage("Recipient email must not be empty")
+                .EmailAddress()
+                .WithMessage("Invalid email address format"));
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Subject)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .WithMessage("Subject is required")
+            .MaximumLength(500)
+            .WithMessage("Subject must not exceed 500 characters");
+
+        RuleFor(x => x.Body)
+            .NotEmpty()
+            .WithMessage("Body is required");
+    }
+}
+#endif

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+	<TargetFrameworks>net462;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="MediatR" Version="12.2.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'">
+    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/Entities/EmailAccount.cs

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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// DTO for a single email account configuration.
+/// </summary>
+[Table("EMAIL_ACCOUNT")]
+public class EmailAccount
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Logical name to identify this account (e.g. "default", "support").
+    /// </summary>
+    [Key]
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
+    [Column("ID", TypeName = "int")]
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+
+    [Required]
+    [MaxLength(256)]
+    [Column("USERNAME", TypeName = "nvarchar(256)")]
+#if NET
+    public required string Username { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string Username { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+    [Required]
+    [MaxLength(512)]
+    [Column("PASSWORD", TypeName = "nvarchar(512)")]
+#if NET
+    public required string Password { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string Password { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+    [Required]
+    [MaxLength(256)]
+    [Column("SMTP_SERVER", TypeName = "nvarchar(256)")]
+#if NET
+    public required string SmtpServer { get; set; }
+#else
+    public string SmtpServer { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+
+    [Column("SMTP_PORT", TypeName = "int")]
+    public int SmtpPort { get; set; }
+
+    [Column("SMTP_USE_SSL", TypeName = "bit")]
+    public bool SmtpUseSsl { get; set; }
+
+    [Column("USE_OAUTH2", TypeName = "bit")]
+    public bool UseOAuth2 { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IMAP server hostname (e.g. "imap.example.com").
+    /// Leave empty when this account is send-only.
+    /// </summary>
+    [MaxLength(256)]
+    [Column("IMAP_SERVER", TypeName = "nvarchar(256)")]
+    public string? ImapServer { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IMAP server port (993 for SSL, 143 for plain/STARTTLS).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("IMAP_PORT", TypeName = "int")]
+    public int ImapPort { get; set; } = 993;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Use SSL/TLS when connecting to the IMAP server.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("IMAP_USE_SSL", TypeName = "bit")]
+    public bool ImapUseSsl { get; set; } = true;
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/Entities/EmailAttachment.cs

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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a single email attachment.
+/// </summary>
+[Table("EMAIL_ATTACHMENT")]
+public sealed class EmailAttachment
+{
+    [Key]
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
+    [Column("ID", TypeName = "bigint")]
+#if NET
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+#else
+    public long Id { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Display name of the attachment (e.g. "invoice.pdf").
+    /// </summary>
+    [Required]
+    [MaxLength(260)]
+    [Column("FILE_NAME", TypeName = "nvarchar(260)")]
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public string FileName { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required string FileName { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Raw content of the attachment.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Required]
+    [Column("CONTENT", TypeName = "varbinary(max)")]
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+    public byte[] Content { get; set; } = null!;
+#else
+    public required byte[] Content { get; init; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// MIME content-type (e.g. "application/pdf", "image/png").
+    /// Defaults to "application/octet-stream" when not specified.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Required]
+    [MaxLength(256)]
+    [Column("CONTENT_TYPE", TypeName = "nvarchar(256)")]
+    public string ContentType { get; set; } = "application/octet-stream";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When <see langword="true"/> the attachment is embedded inline and displayed
+    /// directly inside the email body via a CID reference (e.g. &lt;img src="cid:logo"&gt;).
+    /// When <see langword="false"/> (default) it appears as a regular downloadable attachment.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("IS_INLINE", TypeName = "bit")]
+    public bool IsInline { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Content-ID used when <see cref="IsInline"/> is <see langword="true"/>.
+    /// Reference it in HTML body as <c>cid:{ContentId}</c>.
+    /// Auto-generated from <see cref="FileName"/> when left empty.
+    /// </summary>
+    [MaxLength(512)]
+    [Column("CONTENT_ID", TypeName = "nvarchar(512)")]
+    public string? ContentId { get; set; }
+
+    [ForeignKey(nameof(Email))]
+    [Column("EMAIL_ID", TypeName = "bigint")]
+#if NET
+    public long EmailId { get; init; }
+#else
+    public long EmailId { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+#if NET
+    public ReceivedEmail? Email { get; init; }
+#else
+    public ReceivedEmail? Email { get; set; }
+#endif
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/Entities/ReceivedEmail.cs

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+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents an email message received via IMAP.
+/// </summary>
+[Table("RECEIVED_EMAIL")]
+public sealed record ReceivedEmail
+{
+    [Key]
+    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
+    [Column("ID", TypeName = "bigint")]
+#if NET
+    public long Id { get; init; }
+#else
+    public long Id { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Unique identifier of the message on the IMAP server (UID).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("UID", TypeName = "bigint")]
+#if NET
+    public long Uid { get; init; }
+#else
+    public long Uid { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sender address (From header).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Required]
+    [MaxLength(512)]
+    [Column("FROM", TypeName = "nvarchar(512)")]
+#if NET
+    public string From { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string From { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recipient addresses (To header).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("TO", TypeName = "nvarchar(max)")]
+#if NET
+    public List<string> To { get; init; } = [];
+#else
+    public List<string> To { get; set; } = [];
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// CC addresses.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("CC", TypeName = "nvarchar(max)")]
+#if NET
+    public List<string> Cc { get; init; } = [];
+#else
+    public List<string> Cc { get; set; } = [];
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Email subject.
+    /// </summary>
+    [MaxLength(998)]
+    [Column("SUBJECT", TypeName = "nvarchar(998)")]
+#if NET
+    public string Subject { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string Subject { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plain-text body (may be empty when only HTML is present).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("TEXT_BODY", TypeName = "nvarchar(max)")]
+#if NET
+    public string TextBody { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string TextBody { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// HTML body (may be empty when only plain-text is present).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("HTML_BODY", TypeName = "nvarchar(max)")]
+#if NET
+    public string HtmlBody { get; init; } = string.Empty;
+#else
+    public string HtmlBody { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Date/time the message was sent (Date header).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("DATE", TypeName = "datetime2")]
+#if NET
+    public DateTime Date { get; init; }
+#else
+    public DateTime Date { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether the message has been marked as seen/read on the server.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Column("IS_SEEN", TypeName = "bit")]
+#if NET
+    public bool IsSeen { get; init; }
+#else
+    public bool IsSeen { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    [ForeignKey(nameof(Account))]
+    [Column("ACCOUNT_ID", TypeName = "int")]
+#if NET
+    public int AccountId { get; init; }
+#else
+    public int AccountId { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attachments included with this message.
+    /// </summary>
+#if NET
+    public IEnumerable<EmailAttachment>? Attachments { get; init; }
+#else
+    public IEnumerable<EmailAttachment>? Attachments { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+#if NET
+    public EmailAccount? Account { get; init; }
+#else
+    public EmailAccount? Account { get; set; }
+#endif
+
+#if NET
+    public required string Folder { get; init; }
+#else
+    public string Folder { get; set; } = null!;
+#endif
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/Exceptions/AuthenticationFailedException.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exception thrown when OAuth2 authentication fails.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class AuthenticationFailedException : Exception
+    {
+        public AuthenticationFailedException(string message) : base(message)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public AuthenticationFailedException(string message, Exception innerException) : base(message, innerException)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/Exceptions/BadRequestException.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exception thrown when a requested entity is not found.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class BadRequestException : Exception
+    {
+        public BadRequestException(string entityName, object key) : base($"{entityName} with key '{key}' was not found.")
+        {
+        }
+
+        public BadRequestException(string message) : base(message)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public BadRequestException(string message, Exception innerException)
+            : base(message, innerException)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/core/DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain/Exceptions/NotFoundException.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Exception thrown when a requested entity is not found.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class NotFoundException : Exception
+    {
+        public NotFoundException(string entityName, object key) : base($"{entityName} with key '{key}' was not found.")
+        {
+        }
+
+        public NotFoundException(string message) : base(message)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public NotFoundException(string message, Exception innerException)
+            : base(message, innerException)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/DependencyInjection.cs

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+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Mappings;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Queue;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Background;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Dependency injection configuration for Infrastructure layer
+/// </summary>
+public static class DependencyInjection
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds Infrastructure layer services to the DI container
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddInfrastructure(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        IConfiguration configuration)
+    {
+        // --- External Services ---
+        // Email Service - SMTP outbound (Limilabs Mail.dll)
+        services.AddSingleton<IEmailService, LimilabsEmailService>();
+
+        // Email Service - IMAP inbound (Limilabs Mail.dll)
+        // Fresh connection per call — stateless and thread-safe.
+        services.AddScoped<IImapEmailService, LimilabsImapEmailService>();
+        
+        // PDF Processing Service (using DevExpress.Pdf)
+        services.AddScoped<IPdfProcessingService, DevExpressPdfProcessingService>();
+        
+        // Encryption Service (using Data Protection API - Singleton, thread-safe)
+        services.AddSingleton<IEncryptionService, DataProtectionEncryptionService>();
+
+        // --- Email Queue (RabbitMQ) ---
+        services.AddSingleton<SendingEmailConsumerPool>();
+        services.AddMessagingServicePublisher();
+
+        // --- RabbitMQ Configuration ---
+        services.AddRabbitMqConnectionFactory(configuration);
+
+        // --- Data Protection (for encryption) ---
+        services.AddDataProtection()
+            .PersistKeysToFileSystem(new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\ProgramData\EmailService\Keys"))
+            .SetApplicationName("MessagingService");
+
+        // Register Background Workers
+        services.AddHostedService<AsyncInitWorker>();
+        services.AddHostedService<EmailSyncWorker>();
+
+        services.AddMemoryCache();
+
+        // --- Database (InMemory) ---
+        services.AddDbContext<MessagingServiceDbContext>(options =>
+            options.UseInMemoryDatabase("MessagingServiceDb"));
+
+        services.AddScoped(typeof(IRepository<>), typeof(Repository<>));
+
+        services.AddScoped<IReceivedEmailRepository, ReceivedEmailRepository>();
+
+        // AutoMapper - Register entity self-mappings (T -> T) for generic repository
+        services.AddAutoMapper(config => config.AddMaps(typeof(EntitySelfMappingProfile).Assembly));
+
+        return services;
+    }
+}
+

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\core\DigitalData.MessagingService.Application\DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\core\DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain\DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher\DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="16.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DevExpress.Document.Processor" Version="26.1.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.11">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client" Version="4.65.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="8.0.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RabbitMQ.Client" Version="7.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="10.0.10" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Mail">
+      <HintPath>M:\Bibliotheken\3rdParty\Limilabs\Mail\Redistributables\net8.0\Mail.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Messaging\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Mappings/EntitySelfMappingProfile.cs

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+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Mappings;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// AutoMapper profile that registers self-mappings (T -> T) for all domain entities.
+/// This allows AutoMapper to be used uniformly in the generic repository
+/// regardless of whether TDto is a DTO or the entity type itself.
+/// </summary>
+public class EntitySelfMappingProfile : Profile
+{
+    public EntitySelfMappingProfile()
+    {
+        CreateMap<EmailAccount, EmailAccount>();
+        CreateMap<ReceivedEmail, ReceivedEmail>();
+        CreateMap<EmailAttachment, EmailAttachment>();
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Persistence/MessagingServiceDbContext.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Entity Framework Core DbContext for MessagingService.
+/// </summary>
+public class MessagingServiceDbContext(DbContextOptions<MessagingServiceDbContext> options) : DbContext(options)
+{
+    public DbSet<EmailAccount> EmailAccounts => Set<EmailAccount>();
+    public DbSet<ReceivedEmail> ReceivedEmails => Set<ReceivedEmail>();
+    public DbSet<EmailAttachment> EmailAttachments => Set<EmailAttachment>();
+
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+    {
+        base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<EmailAccount>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.Property(e => e.Username)
+                  .UseCollation("SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS");
+        });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ReceivedEmail>(entity =>
+        {
+            entity.HasMany(e => e.Attachments)
+                  .WithOne(a => a.Email)
+                  .HasForeignKey(a => a.EmailId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+            entity.HasOne(e => e.Account)
+                  .WithMany()
+                  .HasForeignKey(e => e.AccountId)
+                  .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
+        });
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Queue/SendingEmailConsumer.cs

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+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using RabbitMQ.Client;
+using RabbitMQ.Client.Events;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Queue;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A single RabbitMQ consumer that processes one email message at a time on its own dedicated channel.
+/// Multiple instances run in parallel via <see cref="SendingEmailConsumerPool"/> (competing consumers pattern).
+/// Each instance owns exactly one channel — channels are not thread-safe and must not be shared.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SendingEmailConsumer : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _queueName;
+
+    private readonly Lazy<Task<IChannel>> _lazyChannel;
+
+    private readonly Lazy<Task> _lazyInit;
+
+    private readonly ILogger<SendingEmailConsumer>? _logger;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Transient identifier assigned to this consumer instance at runtime.
+    /// A new value is generated each time the application starts or a new consumer is created.
+    /// Use this to correlate log entries belonging to the same consumer session across competing instances.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Guid RuntimeId { get; } = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+    public SendingEmailConsumer(string queueName, IEmailService emailService, RabbitMqConnectionFactory cnnFactory, ILogger<SendingEmailConsumer>? logger = null)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _queueName = queueName;
+
+        _lazyChannel = new(cnnFactory.CreateChannelAsync);
+        _lazyInit = new(async () =>
+        {
+            var channel = await _lazyChannel.Value;
+
+            // prefetchCount=1 ensures this consumer processes one message at a time before acking.
+            // Parallelism comes from running multiple consumer instances, not from within a single channel.
+            await channel.BasicQosAsync(prefetchSize: 0, prefetchCount: 1, global: false);
+
+            var consumer = new AsyncEventingBasicConsumer(channel);
+
+            consumer.ReceivedAsync += async (sender, args) =>
+            {
+                SendingEmailEvent? oMailEvent = null;
+                try
+                {
+                    var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(args.Body.ToArray());
+                    oMailEvent = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SendingEmailEvent>(json);
+
+                    if (oMailEvent is not null)
+                    {
+                        // Send email via SMTP (SMTP config is injected in IEmailService via IOptions)
+                        await emailService.SendEmailAsync(oMailEvent.Mail, args.CancellationToken);
+
+                        // Acknowledge message after successful processing
+                        await channel.BasicAckAsync(args.DeliveryTag, false, args.CancellationToken);
+
+                        logger?.LogDebug(
+                            "Email successfully sent and acknowledged. RuntimeId={RuntimeId}, Queue={QueueName}, DeliveryTag={DeliveryTag}, To={Recipients}, Subject={Subject}, EventId={EventId}",
+                            RuntimeId, _queueName, args.DeliveryTag, oMailEvent.Mail.Recipients, oMailEvent.Mail.Subject, oMailEvent.Id);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        logger?.LogWarning("Failed to deserialize email message: DeliveryTag={DeliveryTag}", args.DeliveryTag);
+                        await channel.BasicNackAsync(args.DeliveryTag, false, false, args.CancellationToken); // Don't requeue invalid messages
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    logger?.LogError(ex, "Failed to process email [To={To}, Subject={Subject}] message: DeliveryTag={DeliveryTag}. Moving to DLQ (NO retry).", oMailEvent?.Mail.Recipients, oMailEvent?.Mail.Subject, args.DeliveryTag);
+
+                    // TODO: Error Reporting Strategy
+                    // Option 1: Separate RabbitMQ Queue (emailprofiler.errors)
+                    //   - Create EmailErrorReport entity { SendingEmailEventId, Exception, StackTrace, Timestamp, RetryAttempt }
+                    //   - Publish to error queue: await _errorQueue.EnqueueAsync(errorReport)
+                    //   - Separate worker processes error queue → Log to DB/File/External monitoring
+                    //
+                    // Option 2: Database Table (TBEMLP_ERROR_LOG)
+                    //   - Columns: ERROR_ID, OUTBOX_ID, ERROR_MESSAGE, STACK_TRACE, ERROR_DATE
+                    //   - Insert via IErrorLogRepository.CreateAsync(errorLog)
+                    //
+                    // Option 3: External Monitoring Service
+                    //   - Sentry: SentrySdk.CaptureException(ex)
+                    //   - Application Insights: _telemetryClient.TrackException(ex)
+                    //   - Elasticsearch: _elasticClient.IndexDocument(errorLog)
+                    //
+                    // Recommended: Option 1 (RabbitMQ Error Queue) + Option 2 (DB persistence)
+                    //   - Fast async error logging (non-blocking)
+                    //   - Persistent storage for audit
+                    //   - Real-time alerting via monitoring worker
+
+                    // NO RETRY - All failures move directly to DLQ
+                    await channel.BasicNackAsync(args.DeliveryTag, false, false, args.CancellationToken); // requeue=false → DLQ
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Start consuming messages (event-driven, non-blocking)
+            await channel.BasicConsumeAsync(
+                queue: _queueName,
+                autoAck: false,
+                consumer: consumer,
+                cancellationToken: cnnFactory.CancellationToken);
+
+            logger?.LogInformation("RabbitMQ consumer started for queue: {QueueName}", _queueName);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts the consumer: opens a channel, sets QoS, and registers the event handler.
+    /// Called by <see cref="SendingEmailConsumerPool.InitAsync"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task InitAsync()
+    {
+        if (_lazyInit.IsValueCreated)
+            _logger?.LogWarning("SendingEmailConsumer already initialized. InitAsync() called multiple times.");
+
+        await _lazyInit.Value;
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (!_lazyChannel.IsValueCreated)
+            return;
+
+        var channel = await _lazyChannel.Value;
+        if (channel is not null)
+        {
+            await channel.CloseAsync();
+            await channel.DisposeAsync();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Queue/SendingEmailConsumerPool.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Queue;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Manages a pool of <see cref="SendingEmailConsumer"/> instances that compete for messages
+/// on the same RabbitMQ queue (competing consumers pattern).
+/// Each consumer owns a dedicated channel, so they process messages fully in parallel
+/// without any shared locking or synchronization primitives.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SendingEmailConsumerPool : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly List<SendingEmailConsumer> _consumers;
+    private readonly ILogger<SendingEmailConsumerPool>? _logger;
+    private readonly int _concurrency;
+
+    public SendingEmailConsumerPool(
+        IOptions<RabbitMqConfiguration> config,
+        IEmailService emailService,
+        RabbitMqConnectionFactory cnnFactory,
+        ILogger<SendingEmailConsumerPool>? logger = null,
+        ILogger<SendingEmailConsumer>? consumerLogger = null)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+        _concurrency = config.Value.ConsumerConcurrency;
+
+        _consumers = [.. Enumerable
+            .Range(0, _concurrency)
+            .Select(_ => new SendingEmailConsumer(config.Value.QueueName, emailService, cnnFactory, consumerLogger))];
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts all consumers in parallel. Each consumer opens its own channel and begins listening.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task InitAsync()
+    {
+        _logger?.LogInformation("Starting {Count} competing email consumers.", _concurrency);
+
+        await Task.WhenAll(_consumers.Select(c => c.InitAsync()));
+
+        _logger?.LogInformation("All {Count} email consumers started.", _concurrency);
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        await Task.WhenAll(_consumers.Select(async c => await c.DisposeAsync().AsTask()));
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Repositories/ReceivedEmailRepository.cs

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+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto.MailSearch;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Repositories;
+
+public class ReceivedEmailRepository(MessagingServiceDbContext Context, IMapper Mapper) : Repository<ReceivedEmail>(Context, Mapper), IReceivedEmailRepository
+{
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<ReceivedEmail>> FindAsync(MailSearchFilter mailSearchFilter, EmailAccount? accountQuery = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var query = DbSet.AsNoTracking();
+
+        // ── Account filter ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        if (accountQuery is not null)
+            query = query.Where(x => x.AccountId == accountQuery.Id);
+
+        // ── Flag filters ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        if (mailSearchFilter.UnseenOnly)
+            query = query.Where(x => !x.IsSeen);
+
+        // ── Text filters ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailSearchFilter.SubjectContains))
+            query = query.Where(x => x.Subject.Contains(mailSearchFilter.SubjectContains));
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailSearchFilter.SenderContains))
+            query = query.Where(x => x.From.Contains(mailSearchFilter.SenderContains));
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailSearchFilter.BodyContains))
+            query = query.Where(x => x.TextBody.Contains(mailSearchFilter.BodyContains)
+                                  || x.HtmlBody.Contains(mailSearchFilter.BodyContains));
+
+        // ── UID filter ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        if (mailSearchFilter.Uid is { } uid)
+        {
+            if (uid.Absolute.HasValue)
+                query = query.Where(x => x.Uid == uid.Absolute.Value);
+            else
+            {
+                if (uid.Min.HasValue)
+                    query = query.Where(x => x.Uid >= uid.Min.Value);
+                if (uid.Max.HasValue)
+                    query = query.Where(x => x.Uid <= uid.Max.Value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ── Date filter ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        if (mailSearchFilter.Date is { } date)
+        {
+            if (date.After.HasValue)
+                query = query.Where(x => x.Date >= date.After.Value);
+            if (date.Before.HasValue)
+                query = query.Where(x => x.Date <= date.Before.Value);
+        }
+
+        // ── Attachments ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        if (mailSearchFilter.WithAttachments)
+            query = query.Include(x => x.Attachments);
+
+        // ── Sort ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        query = mailSearchFilter.SortOrder == MailSortOrder.OldestFirst
+            ? query.OrderBy(x => x.Date)
+            : query.OrderByDescending(x => x.Date);
+
+        // ── Limit ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        if (mailSearchFilter.MaxCount.HasValue)
+            query = query.Take(mailSearchFilter.MaxCount.Value);
+
+        // ── RecipientContains: To/Cc are IEnumerable<string> (nvarchar(max)) ──
+        // EF Core cannot translate collection predicates on these columns to SQL.
+        // Materialization is deferred until after other DB-side filters narrow the set.
+        var results = await query.ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailSearchFilter.RecipientContains))
+            results = [.. results
+                .Where(x => x.To.Any(t => t.Contains(mailSearchFilter.RecipientContains, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                          || x.Cc.Any(c => c.Contains(mailSearchFilter.RecipientContains, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))];
+
+        return results;
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Repositories/Repository.cs

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+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using AutoMapper;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Persistence;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Repositories;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Generic repository implementation with AutoMapper-based CRUD operations.
+/// IMPORTANT: Each operation auto-saves changes - NO explicit SaveChangesAsync needed!
+/// </summary>
+public class Repository<TEntity>(MessagingServiceDbContext Context, IMapper Mapper) : IRepository<TEntity> where TEntity : class
+{
+    protected readonly DbSet<TEntity> DbSet = Context.Set<TEntity>();
+
+    // --- CREATE ---
+
+    public async Task<TEntity> CreateAsync<TDto>(TDto dto, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entity = Mapper.Map<TEntity>(dto);
+        await DbSet.AddAsync(entity, cancellationToken);
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return entity;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> CreateRangeAsync<TDto>(IEnumerable<TDto> dtos, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entities = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<TEntity>>(dtos);
+        await DbSet.AddRangeAsync(entities, cancellationToken);
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return entities;
+    }
+
+    // --- READ ---
+
+    public async Task<TEntity?> GetByIdAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await DbSet.FindAsync([id], cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> GetAllAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await DbSet.ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<TEntity>> FindAsync(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        int? skip = null,
+        int? take = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var query = DbSet.Where(predicate);
+
+        if (skip.HasValue)
+            query = query.Skip(skip.Value);
+
+        if (take.HasValue)
+            query = query.Take(take.Value);
+
+        return await query.ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<TEntity?> FindFirstAsync(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await DbSet.FirstOrDefaultAsync(predicate, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<TEntity?> FindSingleAsync(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await DbSet.SingleOrDefaultAsync(predicate, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> CountAsync(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>>? predicate = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return predicate == null
+            ? await DbSet.CountAsync(cancellationToken)
+            : await DbSet.CountAsync(predicate, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> AnyAsync(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        return await DbSet.AnyAsync(predicate, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    // --- UPSERT ---
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Upsert: if no record matches the predicate, creates a new entity;
+    /// if one or more match, updates the FIRST match.
+    /// Returns the entity and a flag indicating whether it was created (true) or updated (false).
+    /// Auto-saves changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<(TEntity Entity, bool Created)> UpsertAsync<TDto>(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        TDto dto,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entity = await DbSet.FirstOrDefaultAsync(predicate, cancellationToken);
+
+        if (entity is null)
+        {
+            entity = Mapper.Map<TEntity>(dto);
+            await DbSet.AddAsync(entity, cancellationToken);
+            await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+            return (entity, true);
+        }
+
+        Mapper.Map(dto, entity);
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return (entity, false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Upsert (single-safe): if no record matches the predicate, creates a new entity;
+    /// if exactly one matches, updates it. Throws InvalidOperationException if 2+ match.
+    /// Auto-saves changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<(TEntity Entity, bool Created)> UpsertSingleAsync<TDto>(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        TDto dto,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entity = await DbSet.SingleOrDefaultAsync(predicate, cancellationToken);
+
+        if (entity is null)
+        {
+            entity = Mapper.Map<TEntity>(dto);
+            await DbSet.AddAsync(entity, cancellationToken);
+            await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+            return (entity, true);
+        }
+
+        Mapper.Map(dto, entity);
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return (entity, false);
+    }
+
+    // --- UPDATE ---
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates a SINGLE entity that matches the predicate.
+    /// Throws NotFoundException if 0 or 2+ records match.
+    /// Auto-saves changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task UpdateSingleAsync<TDto>(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        TDto dto,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entity = await DbSet.SingleOrDefaultAsync(predicate, cancellationToken)
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException($"No {typeof(TEntity).Name} found matching the predicate.");
+        Mapper.Map(dto, entity);
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates ALL entities that match the predicate (bulk operation).
+    /// Returns count of updated records.
+    /// Auto-saves changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<int> UpdateAsync<TDto>(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        TDto dto,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entities = await DbSet.Where(predicate).ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+        entities.ForEach(entity => Mapper.Map(dto, entity));
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return entities.Count;
+    }
+
+    // --- DELETE ---
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deletes a SINGLE entity that matches the predicate.
+    /// Throws NotFoundException if 0 or 2+ records match.
+    /// Auto-saves changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task DeleteSingleAsync(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entity = await DbSet.SingleOrDefaultAsync(predicate, cancellationToken)
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException($"No {typeof(TEntity).Name} found matching the predicate.");
+        DbSet.Remove(entity);
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deletes ALL entities that match the predicate (bulk operation).
+    /// Returns count of deleted records.
+    /// Auto-saves changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<int> DeleteAsync(
+        Expression<Func<TEntity, bool>> predicate,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var entities = await DbSet.Where(predicate).ToListAsync(cancellationToken);
+        DbSet.RemoveRange(entities);
+        await Context.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
+        return entities.Count;
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/Background/AsyncInitWorker.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Queue;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Background;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A hosted background service responsible for initializing the competing email consumer pool.
+/// Leverages a push-based, event-driven RabbitMQ consumer to eliminate polling overhead.
+/// Email account configuration is resolved exclusively from application settings; no database access is performed.
+/// </summary>
+public class AsyncInitWorker(SendingEmailConsumerPool ConsumerPool) : BackgroundService
+{
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        await ConsumerPool.InitAsync();
+
+        await Task.Delay(Timeout.Infinite, stoppingToken).ConfigureAwait(ConfigureAwaitOptions.SuppressThrowing);
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/Background/EmailSyncWorker.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Options;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Background;
+
+public class EmailSyncWorker(IOptions<EmailAccountsOptions> Options, IServiceProvider Provider, ILogger<EmailSyncWorker> Logger) : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly string DefaultFolder = "INBOX";
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        await UpsertSeedEmailAccount(stoppingToken);
+
+        var interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Options.Value.SyncIntervalSeconds);
+
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            using var scope = Provider.CreateAsyncScope();
+
+            var emailAccountRepo = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IRepository<EmailAccount>>();
+
+            var imapService = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IImapEmailService>();
+
+            foreach (var account in await emailAccountRepo.GetAllAsync(stoppingToken))
+                if (account.ImapServer is not null)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogDebug("Email synchronization has started for account {username} in folder {folder}.", account.Username, DefaultFolder);
+                    
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var res = await imapService.SyncEmailsAsync(account, DefaultFolder, stoppingToken);
+                        Logger.LogDebug("Email synchronization has completed for account {username} in folder {folder}. Processed: {processedCount}, Failed: {failedCount}", account.Username, DefaultFolder, res.ProcessedCount, res.FailedCount);
+                    }
+                    catch(Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        // Log the exception or handle it as needed
+                        Logger.LogError(ex, "Error syncing emails for account {username}", account.Username);
+                    }
+                }
+
+            await Task.Delay(interval, stoppingToken).ConfigureAwait(ConfigureAwaitOptions.SuppressThrowing);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task UpsertSeedEmailAccount(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        using var scope = Provider.CreateAsyncScope();
+
+        var emailAccountRepo = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IRepository<EmailAccount>>();
+
+        // init seed email accounts if not exist
+        foreach (var account in Options.Value.Accounts)
+            await emailAccountRepo.UpsertAsync(a => a.Username == account.Username, account, stoppingToken);
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/DataProtectionEncryptionService.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Encryption service using ASP.NET Core Data Protection API.
+/// Passwords are encrypted at rest in the database.
+/// </summary>
+public class DataProtectionEncryptionService(IDataProtectionProvider Provider) : IEncryptionService
+{
+    private readonly IDataProtector Protector = Provider.CreateProtector("MessagingService.Passwords");
+
+    public string Encrypt(string plainText)
+    {
+        return Protector.Protect(plainText);
+    }
+
+    public string Decrypt(string cipherText)
+    {
+        return Protector.Unprotect(cipherText);
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/DevExpressPdfProcessingService.cs

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+using DevExpress.Pdf;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// PDF processing service using DevExpress.Pdf.
+/// Implements PDF validation and embedded file extraction using streams.
+/// </summary>
+public class DevExpressPdfProcessingService : IPdfProcessingService
+{
+    public Task<bool> ValidatePdfAsync(Stream pdfStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(pdfStream);
+
+        if (!pdfStream.CanRead)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be readable.", nameof(pdfStream));
+
+        if (!pdfStream.CanSeek)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable.", nameof(pdfStream));
+
+        if (pdfStream.Position != 0)
+            pdfStream.Position = 0;
+
+        using var processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor();
+        processor.LoadDocument(pdfStream);
+        
+        return Task.FromResult(true);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<IEnumerable<string>> ExtractEmbeddedFilesAsync(
+        Stream pdfStream,
+        string outputDirectory,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(pdfStream);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(outputDirectory);
+
+        if (!pdfStream.CanRead)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be readable.", nameof(pdfStream));
+
+        if (!pdfStream.CanSeek)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable.", nameof(pdfStream));
+
+        if (pdfStream.Position != 0)
+            pdfStream.Position = 0;
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(outputDirectory))
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);
+
+        using var processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor();
+        processor.LoadDocument(pdfStream);
+
+        var extractedFiles = new List<string>();
+        var attachments = processor.Document.FileAttachments;
+
+        if (attachments == null || !attachments.Any())
+            return extractedFiles;
+
+        foreach (var attachment in attachments)
+        {
+            var fileName = attachment.FileName ?? $"attachment_{Guid.NewGuid()}.dat";
+            var outputPath = Path.Combine(outputDirectory, fileName);
+
+            var fileData = attachment.Data;
+            if (fileData == null || fileData.Length == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(outputPath, fileData, cancellationToken);
+            extractedFiles.Add(outputPath);
+        }
+
+        return extractedFiles;
+    }
+
+    public Task<int> GetPageCountAsync(Stream pdfStream, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(pdfStream);
+
+        if (!pdfStream.CanRead)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be readable.", nameof(pdfStream));
+
+        if (!pdfStream.CanSeek)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Stream must be seekable.", nameof(pdfStream));
+
+        if (pdfStream.Position != 0)
+            pdfStream.Position = 0;
+
+        using var processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor();
+        processor.LoadDocument(pdfStream);
+
+        return Task.FromResult(processor.Document.Pages.Count);
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/Extensions/CacheExtensions.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Extensions;
+
+public static class CacheExtensions
+{
+    private readonly static string ImapCacheKeyPrefix = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+
+    private static string CreateImapLastSyncDateCacheKey(int accountId, string folder)
+    {
+        return $"{ImapCacheKeyPrefix}_{accountId}_{folder}_LastImapSyncDate";
+    }
+
+    public static DateTime? GetLastImapSyncDate(this IMemoryCache cache, int accountId, string folder)
+    {
+        return cache.Get<DateTime?>(CreateImapLastSyncDateCacheKey(accountId, folder));
+    }
+
+    public static void SetLastImapSyncDate(this IMemoryCache cache, int accountId, string folder, DateTime date)
+    {
+        var key = CreateImapLastSyncDateCacheKey(accountId, folder);
+        cache.Set(key, date);
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/Extensions/ImapExtensions.cs

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+using Limilabs.Client.IMAP;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Extensions;
+
+public static class ImapExtensions
+{
+    public static async Task CloseSafelyAsync(this Imap imap)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (imap.Connected)
+                await imap.CloseAsync();
+        }
+        catch { /* Ignore disconnect errors */ }
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/Extensions/SmtpExtensions.cs

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+using Limilabs.Client.SMTP;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Extensions;
+
+public static class SmtpExtensions
+{
+    public static async Task CloseSafelyAsync(this Smtp smtp)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (smtp.Connected)
+                await smtp.CloseAsync();
+        }
+        catch { /* Ignore disconnect errors */ }
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/LimilabsEmailService.cs

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+using System.Text;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using Limilabs.Client.SMTP;
+using Limilabs.Mail;
+using Limilabs.Mail.Headers;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Extensions;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Email service using Limilabs Mail.dll for SMTP operations (send-only).
+/// Commercial-grade library with superior Exchange support.
+/// SMTP configuration is injected via IOptions&lt;EmailAccountsOptions&gt; from appsettings.json.
+/// Uses the first account in the list whose <see cref="EmailAccount.Name"/> equals <c>"default"</c>,
+/// or falls back to the first account if none is named "default".
+/// </summary>
+public class LimilabsEmailService() : IEmailService
+{
+    // Register encoding provider for Limilabs (requires windows-1252 and other code pages)
+    static LimilabsEmailService()
+    {
+        Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);
+    }
+
+    public async Task SendEmailAsync(EmailContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        using var smtp = new Smtp();
+        ISendMessageResult? result = null;
+        try
+        {
+            await ConnectAndAuthenticateSmtpAsync(smtp, context.Sender);
+
+            var builder = new MailBuilder();
+            builder.From.Add(new MailBox(context.Sender.Username));
+
+            foreach (var recipient in context.Recipients)
+                builder.To.Add(new MailBox(recipient));
+
+            builder.Subject = context.Subject;
+
+            if (context.IsHtml)
+                builder.Html = context.Body;
+            else
+                builder.Text = context.Body;
+
+            AddAttachments(builder, context.Attachments);
+
+            var mail = builder.Create();
+
+            result = await smtp.SendMessageAsync(mail, cancellationToken);
+
+            if (result.Status != SendMessageStatus.Success)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to send email. Status: {result.Status}. {ErrorMessageBuilder(result)}");
+            }
+
+            await smtp.CloseAsync(cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (Limilabs.Client.ServerException ex)
+        {
+            await smtp.CloseSafelyAsync();
+            throw new AuthenticationFailedException($"SMTP authentication failed. Check credentials or OAuth2 configuration. {ErrorMessageBuilder(result)}", ex);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await smtp.CloseSafelyAsync();
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to send email via SMTP server. {ErrorMessageBuilder(result)}", ex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async Task ConnectAndAuthenticateSmtpAsync(Smtp smtp, EmailAccount smtpAccount)
+    {
+        if (smtpAccount.SmtpUseSsl)
+        {
+            await smtp.ConnectSSLAsync(smtpAccount.SmtpServer, smtpAccount.SmtpPort);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await smtp.ConnectAsync(smtpAccount.SmtpServer, smtpAccount.SmtpPort);
+        }
+
+        if (smtpAccount.UseOAuth2)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException("OAuth2 is not configured for this SMTP account. UseOAuth2 must be false.");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            await smtp.LoginAsync(smtpAccount.Username, smtpAccount.Password);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string ErrorMessageBuilder(ISendMessageResult? result = null)
+    {
+        if(result is null || result.GeneralErrors.Count == 0)
+            return string.Empty;
+        else if(result.GeneralErrors.Count == 1)
+            return $"Error: {result.GeneralErrors.FirstOrDefault()}";
+
+        var message = new StringBuilder("Errors:\n");
+
+        foreach (var error in result.GeneralErrors)
+        {
+            message.AppendLine($"   • {error}");
+        }
+
+        return message.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private static void AddAttachments(MailBuilder builder, IEnumerable<EmailAttachmentDto> attachments)
+    {
+        foreach (var attachment in attachments)
+        {
+            if (attachment.IsInline)
+            {
+                var visual = builder.AddVisual(attachment.Content);
+                visual.FileName = attachment.FileName;
+                visual.ContentId = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attachment.ContentId)
+                    ? attachment.FileName
+                    : attachment.ContentId;
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attachment.ContentType))
+                    visual.ContentType = ContentType.Parse(attachment.ContentType);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var part = builder.AddAttachment(attachment.Content);
+                part.FileName = attachment.FileName;
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attachment.ContentType))
+                    part.ContentType = ContentType.Parse(attachment.ContentType);
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attachment.ContentId))
+                    part.ContentId = attachment.ContentId;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure/Services/LimilabsImapEmailService.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces.Repositories;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services.Extensions;
+using Limilabs.Client.IMAP;
+using Limilabs.Mail;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// IMAP email service using Limilabs Mail.dll.
+/// Opens a fresh connection per call — stateless and thread-safe.
+/// </summary>
+public class LimilabsImapEmailService(ILogger<LimilabsImapEmailService> Logger, IRepository<ReceivedEmail> Repository) : IImapEmailService
+{
+    private static readonly string CacheKeyPrefix = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+
+    static LimilabsImapEmailService()
+    {
+        Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);
+    }
+
+    // Public API
+    public async Task<EmailSyncResult> SyncEmailsAsync(EmailAccount account, string folder = "INBOX", CancellationToken cancel = default)
+    {
+        using var imap = await OpenAsync(account, folder, cancel);
+        try
+        {
+            #region Find UIDs
+            // Server-side: only date range; all other filters are applied in-process after cache retrieval
+            List<ICriterion> criterions = [];
+
+            var since = GetLastImapSyncDate(account.Id, folder);
+
+            if (since is not null && since != default)
+                criterions.Add(Expression.SentSince(since.Value));
+
+            var searchExpression = criterions.Count > 0 ? Expression.And([.. criterions]) : Expression.All();
+
+            var operationStartTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+            List<long> uids = [.. await imap.SearchAsync(searchExpression, cancel)];
+            #endregion
+            
+            if (uids.Count == 0)
+                return new EmailSyncResult();
+            
+            var emails = new List<ReceivedEmailDto>(uids.Count);
+
+            var failedCount = 0;
+
+            foreach (var uid in uids)
+            {
+                if (await Repository.AnyAsync(x => x.Uid == uid, cancel))
+                    continue;
+
+                cancel.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+                try
+                {
+                    #region Read email
+                    var eml = await imap.GetMessageByUIDAsync(uid, cancel);
+                    var mail = new MailBuilder().CreateFromEml(eml);
+                    var flags = await imap.GetFlagsByUIDAsync(uid, cancel);
+
+                    var attachments = new List<EmailAttachmentDto>();
+
+                    foreach (var att in mail.Attachments)
+                    {
+                        attachments.Add(new EmailAttachmentDto
+                        {
+                            FileName = att.FileName ?? "attachment",
+                            Content = att.Data,
+                            ContentType = att.ContentType?.ToString() ?? "application/octet-stream",
+                            IsInline = false,
+                            ContentId = att.ContentId
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    foreach (var vis in mail.Visuals)
+                    {
+                        attachments.Add(new EmailAttachmentDto
+                        {
+                            FileName = vis.FileName ?? "inline",
+                            Content = vis.Data,
+                            ContentType = vis.ContentType?.ToString() ?? "application/octet-stream",
+                            IsInline = true,
+                            ContentId = vis.ContentId
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    var email = new ReceivedEmailDto
+                    {
+                        Uid = uid,
+                        AccountId = account.Id,
+                        From = mail.From.FirstOrDefault()?.Address ?? string.Empty,
+                        To = [.. mail.To.SelectMany(m => m.GetMailboxes()).Select(mb => mb.Address)],
+                        Cc = [.. mail.Cc.SelectMany(m => m.GetMailboxes()).Select(mb => mb.Address)],
+                        Subject = mail.Subject ?? string.Empty,
+                        TextBody = mail.Text ?? string.Empty,
+                        HtmlBody = mail.Html ?? string.Empty,
+                        Date = mail.Date ?? DateTime.MinValue,
+                        IsSeen = flags.Contains(Flag.Seen),
+                        Attachments = attachments,
+                        Folder = folder
+                    };
+                    #endregion Read email
+
+                    emails.Add(email);
+
+                    SetLastImapSyncDate(account.Id, folder, operationStartTime);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    failedCount += 1;
+                    Logger.LogWarning(ex,
+                        "Failed to fetch IMAP message UID={Uid} from folder {Folder}. Skipping.",
+                        uid, folder);
+                }
+            }
+
+            await imap.CloseAsync(cancel);
+
+            await Repository.CreateRangeAsync(emails, cancel);
+
+            return new EmailSyncResult(ProcessedCount: emails.Count, FailedCount: failedCount);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            await imap.CloseSafelyAsync();
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public async Task MarkAsSeenAsync(EmailAccount account, long uid, string folder = "INBOX", CancellationToken cancel = default)
+    {
+        using var imap = await OpenAsync(account, folder, cancel);
+        try
+        {
+            await imap.MarkMessageSeenByUIDAsync(uid, cancel);
+            await imap.CloseAsync(cancel);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            await imap.CloseSafelyAsync();
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<Imap> OpenAsync(EmailAccount account, string folder = "INBOX", CancellationToken cancel = default)
+    {
+        var imap = new Imap();
+
+        if (account.ImapUseSsl)
+            await imap.ConnectSSLAsync(account.ImapServer!, account.ImapPort, cancel: cancel);
+        else
+            await imap.ConnectAsync(account.ImapServer!, account.ImapPort, cancel: cancel);
+
+        await imap.LoginAsync(account.Username, account.Password, cancel);
+
+        if (string.Equals(folder, "INBOX", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            await imap.SelectInboxAsync(cancel);
+        else
+            await imap.SelectAsync(folder, cancel);
+
+        return imap;
+    }
+
+    #region IMAP Last Sync Date Cache
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<ImapCacheKey, DateTime> _cache = new();
+
+    private record ImapCacheKey(int AccountId, string Folder);
+
+    public DateTime? GetLastImapSyncDate(int accountId, string folder = "INBOX")
+    {
+        return _cache.GetValueOrDefault(new ImapCacheKey(accountId, folder));
+    }
+
+    private void SetLastImapSyncDate(int accountId, string folder, DateTime date)
+    {
+        var key = new ImapCacheKey(accountId, folder);
+        _cache[key] = date;
+    }
+    #endregion
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher/DependencyInjection.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher;
+
+public static class DependencyInjection
+{
+    public static IServiceCollection AddMessagingServicePublisher(this IServiceCollection services, Action<RabbitMqConfiguration>? configure = null)
+    {
+        if(configure is not null)
+            services.AddRabbitMqConnectionFactory(configure);
+
+        // --- Email Queue (RabbitMQ) ---
+        services.AddSingleton<ISendingEmailPublisher, SendingEmailPublisher>();
+
+        return services;
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher/DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+	<TargetFrameworks>net462;net480;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework'">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="10.0.10" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\core\DigitalData.MessagingService.Application\DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher/SendingEmailPublisher.cs

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+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using RabbitMQ.Client;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// RabbitMQ-based email queue implementation for outgoing emails.
+/// Provides message persistence, scalability, and reliability.
+/// Uses Lazy<T> initialization pattern to avoid blocking constructor.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SendingEmailPublisher : ISendingEmailPublisher, IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly RabbitMqConfiguration _config;
+    private readonly ILogger<SendingEmailPublisher> _logger;
+    private readonly RabbitMqConnectionFactory _cnnFactory;
+    private readonly Lazy<Task<IChannel>> _lazyChannel;
+
+    public SendingEmailPublisher(IOptions<RabbitMqConfiguration> config, ILogger<SendingEmailPublisher> logger, RabbitMqConnectionFactory cnnFactory)
+    {
+        _config = config.Value;
+        _logger = logger;
+        _cnnFactory = cnnFactory;
+        _lazyChannel = new(InitChannelAsync);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initialize RabbitMQ connection, channel, exchanges, and queues asynchronously.
+    /// Called lazily on first use via EnsureInitializedAsync.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<IChannel> InitChannelAsync()
+    {
+        var channel = await _cnnFactory.CreateChannelAsync();
+
+        // Topology declaration can use either channel; use publish channel here
+        // Declare Dead Letter Queue (DLQ) exchange
+        await channel.ExchangeDeclareAsync(exchange: _config.DlqExchangeName, type: ExchangeType.Direct, durable: true, autoDelete: false, cancellationToken: _cnnFactory.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Declare Dead Letter Queue (DLQ)
+        await channel.QueueDeclareAsync(queue: _config.DlqQueueName, durable: true, exclusive: false, autoDelete: false, arguments: null, cancellationToken: _cnnFactory.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Bind DLQ to DLQ exchange
+        await channel.QueueBindAsync(queue: _config.DlqQueueName, exchange: _config.DlqExchangeName, routingKey: _config.DlqRoutingKey, cancellationToken: _cnnFactory.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Declare main exchange (Direct type for routing)
+        await channel.ExchangeDeclareAsync(exchange: _config.ExchangeName, type: ExchangeType.Direct, durable: true, autoDelete: false, cancellationToken: _cnnFactory.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Declare main queue (durable for persistence) with DLQ arguments
+        var queueArgs = new Dictionary<string, object?>
+        {
+            { "x-dead-letter-exchange", _config.DlqExchangeName },
+            { "x-dead-letter-routing-key", _config.DlqRoutingKey }
+        };
+
+        await channel.QueueDeclareAsync(queue: _config.QueueName, durable: true, exclusive: false, autoDelete: false, arguments: queueArgs, cancellationToken: _cnnFactory.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Bind main queue to exchange with routing key
+        await channel.QueueBindAsync(queue: _config.QueueName, exchange: _config.ExchangeName, routingKey: _config.RoutingKey, cancellationToken: _cnnFactory.CancellationToken);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation("RabbitMQ initialized successfully: Queue={QueueName}, DLQ={DlqQueueName}", _config.QueueName, _config.DlqQueueName);
+
+        return channel;
+    }
+    
+    public async Task EnqueueAsync(SendingEmailEvent sendingEmailEvent, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(sendingEmailEvent);
+        var body = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(json);
+
+        var properties = new BasicProperties
+        {
+            Persistent = true, // Message persistence
+            ContentType = "application/json",
+            Timestamp = new AmqpTimestamp(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds())
+        };
+
+        var channel = await _lazyChannel.Value;
+
+        await channel.BasicPublishAsync(
+            exchange: _config.ExchangeName,
+            routingKey: _config.RoutingKey,
+            mandatory: false,
+            basicProperties: properties,
+            body: body,
+            cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> GetQueueDepthAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var channel = await _lazyChannel.Value;
+        var queueInfo = await channel.QueueDeclarePassiveAsync(_config.QueueName, cancellationToken);
+        return (int)queueInfo.MessageCount;
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        if (await _lazyChannel.Value is IChannel channel)
+        {
+            await channel.CloseAsync();
+            await channel.DisposeAsync();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ/DependencyInjection.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using System;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Dependency injection configuration for Infrastructure layer
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class DependencyInjection
+    {
+        private static IServiceCollection AddDefaultServices(this IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            services.AddSingleton<RabbitMqConnectionFactory>();
+            return services;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds Infrastructure layer services to the DI container
+        /// </summary>
+        public static IServiceCollection AddRabbitMqConnectionFactory(this IServiceCollection services, Action<RabbitMqConfiguration> configure)
+        {
+            services.AddDefaultServices();
+
+            // --- RabbitMQ Configuration ---
+            services.Configure(configure);
+
+            return services;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds Infrastructure layer services to the DI container
+        /// </summary>
+        public static IServiceCollection AddRabbitMqConnectionFactory(this IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            services.AddDefaultServices();
+
+            // --- RabbitMQ Configuration ---
+            services.Configure<RabbitMqConfiguration>(
+                configuration.GetSection(RabbitMqConfiguration.SectionName));
+
+            return services;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ/DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+	<TargetFrameworks>net462;net480;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+	
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RabbitMQ.Client" Version="7.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="10.0.10" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+	  
+</Project>

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ/RabbitMqConfiguration.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configuration for RabbitMQ connection
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RabbitMqConfiguration
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Configuration section name in appsettings.json
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string SectionName = "RabbitMQ";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// RabbitMQ server hostname
+        /// </summary>
+        public string HostName { get; set; } = "localhost";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// RabbitMQ AMQP port (default: 5672)
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Port { get; set; } = 5672;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// RabbitMQ username
+        /// </summary>
+        public string UserName { get; set; } = "guest";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// RabbitMQ password
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Password { get; set; } = "guest";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Virtual host (default: /)
+        /// </summary>
+        public string VirtualHost { get; set; } = "/";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable automatic recovery on connection failure
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool AutomaticRecoveryEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Network recovery interval in seconds
+        /// </summary>
+        public int NetworkRecoveryIntervalSeconds { get; set; } = 10;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Name of the main queue where outbound email messages are consumed from.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string QueueName { get; set; } = "messaging-service.email.outbox";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Name of the exchange to which email messages are published.
+        /// Messages are routed from this exchange to <see cref="QueueName"/> via <see cref="RoutingKey"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ExchangeName { get; set; } = "messaging-service.emails";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Routing key used to bind <see cref="QueueName"/> to <see cref="ExchangeName"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string RoutingKey { get; set; } = "email.outbox";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Name of the Dead Letter Queue (DLQ) where messages that could not be processed are routed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string DlqQueueName { get; set; } = "messaging-service.email.outbox.dlq";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Name of the Dead Letter Exchange (DLX) that routes rejected or expired messages to <see cref="DlqQueueName"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string DlqExchangeName { get; set; } = "messaging-service.emails.dlq";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Routing key used to bind <see cref="DlqQueueName"/> to <see cref="DlqExchangeName"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string DlqRoutingKey { get; set; } = "email.outbox.dlq";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Maximum number of email messages processed concurrently by the consumer.
+        /// Maps directly to RabbitMQ prefetchCount. Recommended: 3–5.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ushort ConsumerConcurrency { get; set; } = 5;
+    }
+}

src/infrastructure/DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ/RabbitMqConnectionFactory.cs

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+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using RabbitMQ.Client;
+using RabbitMQ.Client.Events;
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ
+{
+    public sealed class RabbitMqConnectionFactory : IAsyncDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly CancellationTokenSource _consumerCts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+        private readonly RabbitMqConfiguration _config;
+
+        private readonly ILogger<RabbitMqConnectionFactory>
+#if nullable
+?
+#endif
+            _logger;
+
+        private readonly Lazy<Task<IConnection>> _lazyConnectionProvider;
+
+        public CancellationToken CancellationToken => _consumerCts.Token;
+
+        public Task<IConnection> GetDefaultConnectionAsync()
+        {
+            return _lazyConnectionProvider.Value;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IChannel> CreateChannelAsync()
+        {
+            var cnn = await GetDefaultConnectionAsync();
+            return await cnn.CreateChannelAsync(cancellationToken: CancellationToken);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<AsyncEventingBasicConsumer> CreateConsumerAsync()
+        {
+            var channel = await CreateChannelAsync();
+            return new AsyncEventingBasicConsumer(channel);
+        }
+
+        public RabbitMqConnectionFactory(IOptions<RabbitMqConfiguration> config)
+        {
+            _config = config.Value;
+            _lazyConnectionProvider = new Lazy<Task<IConnection>>(async () =>
+            {
+                var factory = new ConnectionFactory
+                {
+                    HostName = _config.HostName,
+                    Port = _config.Port,
+                    UserName = _config.UserName,
+                    Password = _config.Password,
+                    VirtualHost = _config.VirtualHost,
+                    AutomaticRecoveryEnabled = _config.AutomaticRecoveryEnabled,
+                    NetworkRecoveryInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(_config.NetworkRecoveryIntervalSeconds),
+                };
+
+                return await factory.CreateConnectionAsync(CancellationToken);
+            });
+        }
+
+        public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+        {
+#if NET
+            await _consumerCts.CancelAsync();
+#else            
+            _consumerCts.Cancel();
+#endif
+
+            var connection = await _lazyConnectionProvider.Value;
+            if (connection != null)
+            {
+                await connection.CloseAsync();
+                await connection.DisposeAsync();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Controllers/EmailAccountController.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailAccounts.Queries;
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.API.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// 
+/// </summary>
+[Route("api/[controller]")]
+[ApiController]
+public class EmailAccountController(IMediator mediator) : ControllerBase
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="query"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    [HttpGet]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetEmailAccount([FromQuery] GetEmailAccountQuery query, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        return Ok(await mediator.Send(query, cancellationToken));
+    }
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Controllers/EmailController.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailSending.Commands;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.EmailReceiving.Queries;
+using MediatR;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.API.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Email sending API controller.
+/// Enqueues outgoing emails to RabbitMQ for async processing.
+/// </summary>
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/[controller]")]
+public class EmailController(IMediator mediator) : ControllerBase
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum OnlyFilter
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        HtmlBody,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        Uid,
+    }
+
+    #region Send
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Send an email, optionally with file attachments.
+    /// Omit the <c>attachments</c> field for a plain send.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="command">Email fields as form values</param>
+    /// <param name="attachments">Optional uploaded files</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token</param>
+    /// <returns>HTTP 202 Accepted with the queued event ID</returns>
+    [HttpPost]
+    [Consumes("multipart/form-data")]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status202Accepted)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> SendEmail(
+        [FromForm] PublishEmailCommand command,
+        IFormFileCollection? attachments,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var commandWithAttachments = command.WithAttachments(
+            await BuildAttachmentsAsync(attachments, cancellationToken));
+
+        var eventId = await mediator.Send(commandWithAttachments, cancellationToken);
+        return Accepted(new { Id = eventId });
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IEnumerable<EmailAttachmentDto>> BuildAttachmentsAsync(
+        IFormFileCollection? files,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        if (files is null || files.Count == 0)
+            return [];
+
+        var result = new List<EmailAttachmentDto>(files.Count);
+
+        foreach (var file in files)
+        {
+            using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            await file.CopyToAsync(ms, cancellationToken);
+
+            result.Add(new EmailAttachmentDto
+            {
+                FileName    = file.FileName,
+                Content     = ms.ToArray(),
+                ContentType = file.ContentType
+            });
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+    #endregion Send
+
+    #region Receive
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetch emails from an IMAP mailbox.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="query">Query parameters for filtering and fetching emails from the IMAP mailbox.</param>
+    /// <param name="only"></param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>HTTP 200 with list of received emails.</returns>
+    [HttpGet]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> FetchEmails([FromQuery] ReadEmailQuery query, [FromQuery] OnlyFilter? only = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var emails = await mediator.Send(query, cancellationToken);
+
+        if(!emails.Any())
+            return NotFound("No emails found matching the specified criteria.");
+
+        if (only == OnlyFilter.HtmlBody)
+        {
+            if (emails.FirstOrDefault()?.HtmlBody is string htmlBody)
+                return Content(htmlBody, "text/html");
+            else
+                return NotFound();
+        }
+        else if (only == OnlyFilter.Uid)
+            return Ok(emails.Select(e => e.Uid).ToList());
+        else
+            return Ok(emails);
+    }
+    #endregion Receive
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/DigitalData.MessagingService.API.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+    <PackageId>DigitalData.MessagingService.API</PackageId>
+    <Title></Title>
+    <Authors>Digital Data GmbH</Authors>
+    <Company>Digital Data GmbH</Company>
+    <Product>DigitalData.MessagingService.API</Product>
+    <Version>1.0.0-beta</Version>
+    <FileVersion>1.0.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <Copyright>Copyright © 2026 Digital Data GmbH. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
+	<DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="6.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.SQLite" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.UI" Version="3.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.UI.SqliteProvider" Version="1.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.6.2" />
+	<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.10" />
+	<PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" Version="10.0.10" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\core\DigitalData.MessagingService.Application\DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\core\DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain\DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\infrastructure\DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure\DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Infrastructure\Swagger\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Middleware/ExceptionHandlingMiddleware.cs

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+using System.Net;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Exceptions;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.API.Middleware;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Global exception handling middleware
+/// </summary>
+public class ExceptionHandlingMiddleware(RequestDelegate Next, ILogger<ExceptionHandlingMiddleware> Logger)
+{
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _jsonSerializerOptions = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// 
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="context"></param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await Next(context);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            context.Response.ContentType = "application/json";
+
+            var (statusCode, message) = ex switch
+            {
+                NotFoundException notFoundEx =>
+                    (HttpStatusCode.NotFound, notFoundEx.Message),
+
+                BadRequestException badRequestEx =>
+                    (HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, badRequestEx.Message),
+
+                AuthenticationFailedException authEx =>
+                    (HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized, authEx.Message),
+
+                ValidationException validationEx =>
+                    (HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, FormatValidationErrors(validationEx)),
+
+                _ => (HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError, "An internal server error occurred")
+            };
+
+            context.Response.StatusCode = (int)statusCode;
+
+            // Log the exception
+            if (statusCode == HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(ex, "Unhandled exception: {Message}", ex.Message);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Logger.LogWarning(ex, "Exception handled: {StatusCode} - {Message}",
+                    statusCode, message);
+            }
+
+            var response = new
+            {
+                StatusCode = (int)statusCode,
+                Message = message,
+                DetailedMessage = statusCode == HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError
+                    ? ex.Message
+                    : null,
+                Timestamp = DateTime.Now
+            };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(response, _jsonSerializerOptions);
+
+            await context.Response.WriteAsync(json);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string FormatValidationErrors(ValidationException exception)
+    {
+        var errors = exception.Errors
+            .Select(e => $"{e.PropertyName}: {e.ErrorMessage}")
+            .ToList();
+
+        return string.Join("; ", errors);
+    }
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Program.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.API.Middleware;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Infrastructure;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Ui.Core.Extensions;
+using Serilog.Ui.SqliteDataProvider.Extensions;
+using Serilog.Ui.Web.Extensions;
+
+// Build temporary configuration to read log directory early
+var tempConfig = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+    .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
+    .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: false)
+    .AddJsonFile("appsettings.Secrets.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: false)
+    .Build();
+
+var logDirectoryRaw = tempConfig.GetValue<string>("Application:LogDirectory") ?? "logs";
+// Always resolve to an absolute path so sink and UI provider point to the same file
+var logDirectory = Path.IsPathRooted(logDirectoryRaw)
+    ? logDirectoryRaw
+    : Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, logDirectoryRaw);
+Directory.CreateDirectory(logDirectory);
+var sqliteDbPath = Path.Combine(logDirectory, "logs.db");
+
+// Configure Serilog early (bootstrap + full pipeline)
+Log.Logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+    .MinimumLevel.Information()
+    .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft", Serilog.Events.LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.AspNetCore", Serilog.Events.LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    .MinimumLevel.Override("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore", Serilog.Events.LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    .MinimumLevel.Override("System", Serilog.Events.LogEventLevel.Warning)
+    .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+    .WriteTo.Console(outputTemplate: "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}")
+    .WriteTo.File(
+        path: Path.Combine(logDirectory, "emailprofiler-.log"),
+        rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day,
+        retainedFileCountLimit: 30,
+        outputTemplate: "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}")
+    .WriteTo.SQLite(sqliteDbPath, storeTimestampInUtc: true)
+    .CreateBootstrapLogger();
+
+try
+{
+    Log.Information("Starting MessagingService API");
+
+    var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+    // Use Serilog for logging
+    builder.Host.UseSerilog((context, services, configuration) => configuration
+        .ReadFrom.Configuration(context.Configuration)
+        .ReadFrom.Services(services)
+        .Enrich.FromLogContext()
+        .WriteTo.Console(outputTemplate: "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}")
+        .WriteTo.File(
+            path: Path.Combine(logDirectory, "emailprofiler-.log"),
+            rollingInterval: RollingInterval.Day,
+            retainedFileCountLimit: 30,
+            outputTemplate: "{Timestamp:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff zzz} [{Level:u3}] {Message:lj}{NewLine}{Exception}")
+        .WriteTo.SQLite(sqliteDbPath, storeTimestampInUtc: true));
+
+    // Add appsettings.Secrets.json for sensitive configuration (not committed to git)
+    builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("appsettings.Secrets.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true);
+
+    // Register Application layer (MediatR, AutoMapper, FluentValidation)
+    builder.Services.AddApplicationServices(builder.Configuration);
+
+    // Register Infrastructure layer (RabbitMQ, Repositories, etc.)
+    builder.Services.AddInfrastructure(builder.Configuration);
+
+    builder.Services.AddControllers();
+
+    builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
+    builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();
+
+    // Register Serilog.UI with SQLite provider for web log viewer
+    builder.Services.AddSerilogUi(options =>
+    {
+        options.UseSqliteServer(dbOpt =>
+        {
+            dbOpt.WithConnectionString($"Data Source={sqliteDbPath}");
+            dbOpt.WithTable("Logs");
+        });
+    });
+
+    var app = builder.Build();
+
+    // Add global exception handling middleware
+    app.UseMiddleware<ExceptionHandlingMiddleware>();
+
+    // Add Serilog request logging
+    app.UseSerilogRequestLogging();
+
+    // Configure Swagger — enabled in Development always, and in other environments based on appsettings
+    var swaggerEnabled = app.Environment.IsDevelopment()
+        || app.Configuration.GetValue<bool>("Swagger:Enabled");
+
+    if (swaggerEnabled)
+    {
+        app.UseSwagger();
+        app.UseSwaggerUI();
+    }
+
+    app.UseHttpsRedirection();
+
+    // Serve Serilog.UI log viewer at /serilog-ui
+    app.UseSerilogUi();
+
+    app.UseAuthorization();
+
+    app.MapControllers();
+
+    Log.Information("MessagingService API started successfully");
+
+    app.Run();
+}
+catch (Exception ex)
+{
+    Log.Fatal(ex, "MessagingService API failed to start");
+    throw;
+}
+finally
+{
+    Log.CloseAndFlush();
+}
+

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Properties/launchSettings.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+  "iisSettings": {
+    "windowsAuthentication": false,
+    "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+    "iisExpress": {
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:60519",
+      "sslPort": 44302
+    }
+  },
+  "profiles": {
+    "http": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "swagger",
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5207",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    },
+    "https": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "swagger",
+      "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:7261;http://localhost:5207",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    },
+    "IIS Express": {
+      "commandName": "IISExpress",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "swagger",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/appsettings.Development.json

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+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  },
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Debug",
+      "Override": {
+        "Microsoft": "Warning",
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning",
+        "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore": "Warning",
+        "System": "Warning"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/appsettings.json

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+{
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Override": {
+        "Microsoft": "Warning",
+        "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning",
+        "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore": "Warning",
+        "System": "Warning"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Application": {
+    "LogDirectory": "logs"
+  },
+  "Swagger": {
+    "Enabled": true
+  },
+  "Workers": {
+    "EmailSender": {
+      "Enabled": true
+    }
+  },
+  "LuckyPennySoftLicenseKey": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6Ikx1Y2t5UGVubnlTb2Z0d2FyZUxpY2Vuc2VLZXkvYmJiMTNhY2I1OTkwNGQ4OWI0Y2IxYzg1ZjA4OGNjZjkiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QifQ.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2x1Y2t5cGVubnlzb2Z0d2FyZS5jb20iLCJhdWQiOiJMdWNreVBlbm55U29mdHdhcmUiLCJleHAiOiIxODE2MTI4MDAwIiwiaWF0IjoiMTc4NDYyNDU1NyIsImFjY291bnRfaWQiOiIwMTk4M2M1OWU0YjM3MjhlYmZkMzEwM2MyYTQ4NmU4NSIsImN1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjoiMDE5ODNjNTllNGIzNzI4ZWJmZDMxMDNjMmE0ODZlODUiLCJzdWJfaWQiOiItIiwiZWRpdGlvbiI6IjAiLCJ0eXBlIjoiMiJ9.IUUO926m9crYGYxMjjKD_n9BnUm-EDyjFIn0YmMUCo7C-QTwvB8WhXP8veTSFsBq-leIIDJ4jyl7Pgc_7ciwg1XhUSIs4mkQroEUaSFCGOxw7Pi41WM8MK5YFSaqLTYYXec9zxgiJbGzABbh3CHTSup3okGnVm_CMoPEs91l2c0A6N1JyZy74urd_tF0KGVKf0MOvzdlQIWLQ8o73S4pTv2N-F6UlzI0fdMtTHMLNNQyr0NdWdnuBk_jMBXO-gy5RE_oCRfMTTYRX2n3XLK6pTfXE0Ct338o9F5sH8Ph2lTXSu56cpdsfZOQZGqCH0LoFp1Dd7RJgIgNmBiTGfvDnA"
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.Client/DigitalData.MessagingService.Client.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<TargetFrameworks>net462;net480;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+		<DocumentationFile>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(MSBuildProjectName).xml</DocumentationFile>
+		<PackageId>DigitalData.MessagingService.Client</PackageId>
+		<Authors>Digital Data GmbH</Authors>
+		<Company>Digital Data GmbH</Company>
+		<Product>DigitalData.MessagingService.Client</Product>
+		<Copyright>Copyright 2026</Copyright>
+		<PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
+		<RepositoryUrl>http://git.dd:3000/AppStd/Rec.git</RepositoryUrl>
+		<PackageTags>digital data messaging service api client</PackageTags>
+		<Version>1.0.0</Version>
+		<AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+		<FileVersion>1.0.0.0</FileVersion>
+		<Description></Description>
+		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.10" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="10.0.10" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.10" />
+		<PackageReference Include="RabbitMQ.Client" Version="7.2.1" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<None Include="..\..\..\assets\icon.png">
+			<Pack>True</Pack>
+			<PackagePath>\</PackagePath>
+		</None>
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+	  <ProjectReference Include="..\..\infrastructure\DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher\DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher.csproj">
+	    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+	  </ProjectReference>
+	  <ProjectReference Include="..\..\infrastructure\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ.csproj">
+	    <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+	  </ProjectReference>
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.Client/EmailSender.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Client;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides a static, self-contained client for sending emails via RabbitMQ
+/// without requiring a host-level dependency injection container.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This class manages its own internal <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> using a
+/// <see cref="Lazy{T}"/> pattern so the DI container is only built once,
+/// on the first call to <see cref="ConnectRabbitMq(Action{RabbitMqConfiguration}, OnReconnect)"/>.
+/// </remarks>
+public static class EmailSender
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Internal event used to accumulate service registrations before the
+    /// <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> is built. Handlers are added by
+    /// <see cref="ConnectRabbitMq(Action{RabbitMqConfiguration}, OnReconnect)"/> and invoked exactly once during
+    /// lazy initialization.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static event Action<IServiceCollection> ConfigureServices = delegate { };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The lazily-initialized internal service provider.
+    /// Built on first access by invoking all registered
+    /// <see cref="ConfigureServices"/> handlers.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly Lazy<IServiceProvider> LazyProvider = new(() =>
+    {
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddLogging();
+        ConfigureServices?.Invoke(services);
+        return services.BuildServiceProvider();
+    });
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the messaging service has been connected
+    /// and the internal <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> has been initialized.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>
+    /// <see langword="true"/> if <see cref="ConnectRabbitMq(Action{RabbitMqConfiguration}, OnReconnect)"/> has been called
+    /// and the provider is built; otherwise <see langword="false"/>.
+    /// </value>
+    public static bool IsConnected => LazyProvider.IsValueCreated;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configures and establishes a connection to RabbitMQ, then initializes
+    /// the internal dependency injection container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="configure">
+    /// A delegate used to configure the <see cref="RabbitMqConfiguration"/>,
+    /// such as host, port, credentials, and exchange settings.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="onReconnect">
+    /// Controls the behavior when this method is called while already connected.
+    /// Defaults to <see cref="OnReconnect.ThrowException"/>.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// Thrown when the service is already connected and
+    /// <paramref name="onReconnect"/> is <see cref="OnReconnect.ThrowException"/>.
+    /// </exception>
+    public static void ConnectRabbitMq(Action<RabbitMqConfiguration> configure, OnReconnect onReconnect = OnReconnect.ThrowException)
+    {
+        if(IsConnected && onReconnect == OnReconnect.ThrowException)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Messaging service is already connected.");
+
+        ConfigureServices += services => services.AddMessagingServicePublisher(configure);
+        _ = LazyProvider.Value; // Force initialization
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configures and establishes a connection to RabbitMQ using a URL, then initializes
+    /// the internal dependency injection container.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="url">
+    /// The RabbitMQ server URL (e.g. <c>amqp://hostname:5672/virtualhost</c>).
+    /// The host, port, and virtual host are extracted from this URL.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <param name="username">The username used to authenticate with RabbitMQ.</param>
+    /// <param name="password">The password used to authenticate with RabbitMQ.</param>
+    /// <param name="onReconnect">
+    /// Controls the behavior when this method is called while already connected.
+    /// Defaults to <see cref="OnReconnect.ThrowException"/>.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// Thrown when the service is already connected and
+    /// <paramref name="onReconnect"/> is <see cref="OnReconnect.ThrowException"/>.
+    /// </exception>
+    public static void ConnectRabbitMq(string url, string username, string password, OnReconnect onReconnect = OnReconnect.ThrowException)
+    {
+        var uri = new Uri(url);
+
+        ConnectRabbitMq(cfg =>
+        {
+            cfg.HostName = uri.Host;
+            cfg.Port = uri.IsDefaultPort ? 5672 : uri.Port;
+            cfg.UserName = username;
+            cfg.Password = password;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(uri.AbsolutePath) && uri.AbsolutePath != "/")
+                cfg.VirtualHost = Uri.UnescapeDataString(uri.AbsolutePath.TrimStart('/'));
+        }, onReconnect);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enqueues the specified email to the RabbitMQ messaging pipeline.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="email">The outgoing email data to enqueue.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+    /// Thrown when <see cref="ConnectRabbitMq(Action{RabbitMqConfiguration}, OnReconnect)"/> has not been called prior to sending.
+    /// </exception>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This method maps <see cref="EmailContext"/> to <see cref="SendingEmailEvent"/>,
+    /// then resolves <see cref="ISendingEmailPublisher"/> from the internal
+    /// service provider and calls <c>EnqueueAsync</c> in a fire-and-forget manner.
+    /// Ensure that any unhandled exceptions from the async operation are handled
+    /// at the publisher level.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public static void Send(EmailContext email)
+    {
+        if(!IsConnected)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Messaging service is not connected. Call ConnectRabbitMq first.");
+
+        var publisher = LazyProvider.Value.GetRequiredService<ISendingEmailPublisher>();
+        publisher.EnqueueAsync(new SendingEmailEvent()
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Mail = email,
+            QueuedAt = DateTime.Now
+        });
+    }
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.Client/OnReconnect.cs

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+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Client;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Defines the behavior when <see cref="EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(Action{RabbitMQ.RabbitMqConfiguration}, OnReconnect)"/> is called
+/// while a connection has already been established.
+/// </summary>
+public enum OnReconnect
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Throws an <see cref="System.InvalidOperationException"/> if the messaging service
+    /// is already connected. This is the default behavior.
+    /// </summary>
+    ThrowException,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Silently ignores the reconnection attempt if the messaging service
+    /// is already connected.
+    /// </summary>
+    Ignore
+}

src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.Client/README.md

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+# DigitalData.MessagingService.Client
+
+Ein schlanker, eigenständiger RabbitMQ-Client zum Versenden von E-Mails über den DigitalData MessagingService – ohne eigenen DI-Container oder Hosting-Infrastruktur.
+
+## Installation
+
+```
+dotnet add package DigitalData.MessagingService.Client
+```
+
+## Schnellstart
+
+### 1. Verbindung herstellen
+
+Einmalig beim Anwendungsstart aufrufen – typischerweise in `Program.cs`, `Application_Start` oder dem Konstruktor des Einstiegspunkts:
+
+```csharp
+EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(
+    url:      "amqp://172.24.12.56:5672",
+    username: "admin",
+    password: "geheimespasswort"
+);
+```
+
+```vb
+EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(
+    url:="amqp://172.24.12.56:5672",
+    username:="admin",
+    password:="geheimespasswort"
+)
+```
+
+Mit virtuellem Host:
+
+```csharp
+EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(
+    url:      "amqp://172.24.12.56:5672/meinvhost",
+    username: "admin",
+    password: "geheimespasswort"
+);
+```
+
+```vb
+EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(
+    url:="amqp://172.24.12.56:5672/meinvhost",
+    username:="admin",
+    password:="geheimespasswort"
+)
+```
+
+> **Hinweis:** `ConnectRabbitMq` darf pro Prozess nur einmal erfolgreich aufgerufen werden.  
+> Ein erneuter Aufruf löst standardmäßig eine `InvalidOperationException` aus.  
+> Ist dieses Verhalten nicht erwünscht, kann `OnReconnect.Ignore` übergeben werden:
+>
+> ```csharp
+> EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq("amqp://172.24.12.56:5672", "admin", "geheimespasswort", OnReconnect.Ignore);
+> ```
+>
+> ```vb
+> EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq("amqp://172.24.12.56:5672", "admin", "geheimespasswort", OnReconnect.Ignore)
+> ```
+
+### 2. E-Mail versenden
+
+```csharp
+EmailSender.Send(new Email
+{
+    Recipient = "empfaenger@beispiel.de",
+    Subject   = "Willkommen",
+    Body      = "<p>Hallo Welt!</p>",
+    IsHtml    = true
+});
+```
+
+```vb
+EmailSender.Send(New Email With {
+    .Recipient = "empfaenger@beispiel.de",
+    .Subject   = "Willkommen",
+    .Body      = "<p>Hallo Welt!</p>",
+    .IsHtml    = True
+})
+```
+
+`Send` ist eine **Fire-and-Forget**-Methode: die Nachricht wird in die RabbitMQ-Queue eingereiht und der aufrufende Code wartet nicht auf die eigentliche Zustellung.
+
+> **Hinweis:** `Id` und `QueuedAt` werden intern automatisch gesetzt. Im `Email`-Objekt müssen nur `Recipient`, `Subject`, `Body` und `IsHtml` angegeben werden.
+
+### 3. Verbindungsstatus prüfen
+
+```csharp
+if (EmailSender.IsConnected)
+{
+    // Verbindung wurde bereits hergestellt
+}
+```
+
+```vb
+If EmailSender.IsConnected Then
+    ' Verbindung wurde bereits hergestellt
+End If
+```
+
+---
+
+## URL-Format
+
+```
+amqp://<host>:<port>[/<virtualhost>]
+```
+
+| Bestandteil   | Beschreibung                                            | Beispiel       |
+|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
+| `host`        | Hostname oder IP-Adresse des RabbitMQ-Servers           | `172.24.12.56` |
+| `port`        | AMQP-Port (Standard: `5672`)                            | `5672`         |
+| `virtualhost` | Optionaler virtueller Host; URL-Encoding wird aufgelöst | `meinvhost`    |
+
+Benutzername und Passwort werden **nicht** aus der URL gelesen, sondern immer separat als Parameter übergeben. Dadurch werden Klartext-Credentials in URLs vermieden.
+
+---
+
+## RabbitMQ-Server
+
+| | |
+|---|---|
+| **AMQP** | `amqp://172.24.12.56:5672` |
+| **Management UI** | http://172.24.12.56:15672 (Browser) |
+| **Benutzername** | `admin` |
+| **Passwort** | Im RDM-Eintrag **`sDD-VMP05-VM06 - 172.24.12.56 - RabbitMQ`** hinterlegt |
+
+---
+
+## Voraussetzungen
+
+- .NET Framework 4.6.2 / 4.8 oder .NET 8+
+- Erreichbarer RabbitMQ-Server
+- Exchange, Queue und Routing Key müssen auf dem Broker vorhanden sein (werden vom Server-seitigen Consumer angelegt)
+
+---
+
+## Erweiterte Konfiguration
+
+Für spezielle Szenarien – etwa abweichende Exchange- oder Queue-Namen – steht ein Delegate-basierter Überload zur Verfügung:
+
+```csharp
+EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(cfg =>
+{
+    cfg.HostName    = "172.24.12.56";
+    cfg.Port        = 5672;
+    cfg.UserName    = "admin";
+    cfg.Password    = "geheimespasswort";
+    cfg.VirtualHost = "/";
+    // cfg.ExchangeName, cfg.QueueName, cfg.RoutingKey usw. bei Bedarf anpassen
+});
+```
+
+```vb
+EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(Sub(cfg)
+    cfg.HostName    = "172.24.12.56"
+    cfg.Port        = 5672
+    cfg.UserName    = "admin"
+    cfg.Password    = "geheimespasswort"
+    cfg.VirtualHost = "/"
+    ' cfg.ExchangeName, cfg.QueueName, cfg.RoutingKey usw. bei Bedarf anpassen
+End Sub)
+```
+
+Dieser Überload ist für den Normalbetrieb nicht erforderlich.
+
+---
+
+## Fehlerbehandlung
+
+| Situation | Verhalten |
+|---|---|
+| `ConnectRabbitMq` noch nicht aufgerufen, dann `Send` | `InvalidOperationException` |
+| `ConnectRabbitMq` erneut aufgerufen (Standard) | `InvalidOperationException` |
+| `ConnectRabbitMq` erneut aufgerufen mit `OnReconnect.Ignore` | Wird stillschweigend ignoriert |
+| RabbitMQ nicht erreichbar beim ersten `Send` | Exception aus dem RabbitMQ-Client |
+
+---
+
+## Lizenz
+
+Copyright © 2026 Digital Data GmbH. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
+

tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="RabbitMQ.Client" Version="7.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.5.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.3" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\infrastructure\DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher\DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\infrastructure\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ\DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\presentation\DigitalData.MessagingService.Client\DigitalData.MessagingService.Client.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Using Include="Xunit" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/Integration/EmailSenderTests.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Client;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests.Integration;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// xUnit collection that serializes all <see cref="EmailSenderTests"/> so they share
+/// the same process-wide static state of <see cref="EmailSender.LazyProvider"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[CollectionDefinition(Name)]
+public sealed class EmailSenderCollection : ICollectionFixture<EmailSenderFixture>
+{
+    public const string Name = "EmailSender";
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Fixture that connects <see cref="EmailSender"/> once before all tests in the collection run.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class EmailSenderFixture
+{
+    public EmailSenderFixture()
+    {
+        // EmailSender is a static class with a Lazy<IServiceProvider>.
+        // ConnectRabbitMq can only be called successfully once per process.
+        if (!EmailSender.IsConnected)
+        {
+            EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(cfg =>
+            {
+                cfg.HostName = RabbitMqTestConfig.HostName;
+                cfg.Port = RabbitMqTestConfig.Port;
+                cfg.UserName = RabbitMqTestConfig.UserName;
+                cfg.Password = RabbitMqTestConfig.Password;
+                cfg.VirtualHost = RabbitMqTestConfig.VirtualHost;
+                cfg.QueueName = RabbitMqTestConfig.QueueName;
+                cfg.ExchangeName = RabbitMqTestConfig.ExchangeName;
+                cfg.RoutingKey = RabbitMqTestConfig.RoutingKey;
+                cfg.DlqQueueName = RabbitMqTestConfig.DlqQueueName;
+                cfg.DlqExchangeName = RabbitMqTestConfig.DlqExchangeName;
+                cfg.DlqRoutingKey = RabbitMqTestConfig.DlqRoutingKey;
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Integration tests for the <see cref="EmailSender"/> static client.
+/// All tests run inside <see cref="EmailSenderCollection"/> to share the single
+/// static connection established by <see cref="EmailSenderFixture"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Collection(EmailSenderCollection.Name)]
+public sealed class EmailSenderTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsConnected_AfterConnectRabbitMq_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        Assert.True(EmailSender.IsConnected);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConnectRabbitMq_WhenAlreadyConnected_WithThrowException_ThrowsInvalidOperationException()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+            EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(cfg => { }, OnReconnect.ThrowException));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConnectRabbitMq_WhenAlreadyConnected_WithIgnore_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var exception = Record.Exception(() =>
+            EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(cfg => { }, OnReconnect.Ignore));
+
+        Assert.Null(exception);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Send_WithValidEmail_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var email = new EmailContext
+        {
+            Sender = new EmailAccount { Username = "test@example.com", Password = "password", SmtpServer = "smtp.example.com" },
+            Recipients = ["hakanttek@gmail.com"],
+            Subject = "EmailSender.Send Integration Test",
+            Body = "<p>Sent via EmailSender static client.</p>",
+            IsHtml = true,
+        };
+
+        var exception = Record.Exception(() => EmailSender.Send(email));
+
+        Assert.Null(exception);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Send_WithPlainTextBody_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var email = new EmailContext
+        {
+            Sender = new EmailAccount { Username = "test@example.com", Password = "password", SmtpServer = "smtp.example.com" },
+            Recipients = ["hakanttek@gmail.com"],
+            Subject = "Plain Text Test",
+            Body = "This is a plain text email.",
+            IsHtml = false
+        };
+
+        var exception = Record.Exception(() => EmailSender.Send(email));
+
+        Assert.Null(exception);
+    }
+}

tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/Integration/EmailSenderUrlOverloadTests.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Client;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests.Integration;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Integration tests for the URL-based <see cref="EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(string, string, string, OnReconnect)"/>
+/// overload. All tests run inside <see cref="EmailSenderCollection"/> so they share the already-established
+/// static connection. The URL overload is exercised via <see cref="OnReconnect.Ignore"/> and
+/// <see cref="OnReconnect.ThrowException"/> to verify its delegation and guard behavior.
+/// </summary>
+[Collection(EmailSenderCollection.Name)]
+public sealed class EmailSenderUrlOverloadTests
+{
+    private static readonly string ValidUrl = $"amqp://{RabbitMqTestConfig.HostName}:{RabbitMqTestConfig.Port}";
+    private static readonly string ValidUrlWithVHost = $"amqp://{RabbitMqTestConfig.HostName}:{RabbitMqTestConfig.Port}/myvhost";
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConnectRabbitMq_UrlOverload_WhenAlreadyConnected_WithIgnore_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var exception = Record.Exception(() =>
+            EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(
+                ValidUrl,
+                RabbitMqTestConfig.UserName,
+                RabbitMqTestConfig.Password,
+                OnReconnect.Ignore));
+
+        Assert.Null(exception);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConnectRabbitMq_UrlOverload_WhenAlreadyConnected_WithThrowException_Throws()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+            EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(
+                ValidUrl,
+                RabbitMqTestConfig.UserName,
+                RabbitMqTestConfig.Password,
+                OnReconnect.ThrowException));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConnectRabbitMq_UrlOverload_WithVHostInPath_WithIgnore_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var exception = Record.Exception(() =>
+            EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(
+                ValidUrlWithVHost,
+                RabbitMqTestConfig.UserName,
+                RabbitMqTestConfig.Password,
+                OnReconnect.Ignore));
+
+        Assert.Null(exception);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Send_AfterUrlOverloadConnection_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var email = new EmailContext
+        {
+            Sender = new EmailAccount { Username = "test@example.com", Password = "password", SmtpServer = "smtp.example.com" },
+            Recipients = ["url-overload-test@example.com"],
+            Subject = "URL Overload Integration Test",
+            Body = "<p>Sent after URL-based connection.</p>",
+            IsHtml = true
+        };
+
+        // Connection was established via Action<> overload in the fixture;
+        // Send should work regardless of which overload was used to connect.
+        var exception = Record.Exception(() => EmailSender.Send(email));
+
+        Assert.Null(exception);
+    }
+}

tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/Integration/SendingEmailPublisherTests.cs

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+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Publisher;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Dto;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Application.Common.Interfaces;
+using DigitalData.MessagingService.Domain.Entities;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests.Integration;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Integration tests for <see cref="SendingEmailPublisher"/> against the real RabbitMQ broker.
+/// Each test publishes a message and immediately reads it back via BasicGetAsync to verify
+/// the full round-trip without starting the consumer (which requires Limilabs Mail.dll).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SendingEmailPublisherTests : IAsyncDisposable
+{
+    private readonly ServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+    private readonly ISendingEmailPublisher _publisher;
+    private readonly RabbitMqConnectionFactory _factory;
+
+    public SendingEmailPublisherTests()
+    {
+        var services = new ServiceCollection();
+        services.AddLogging();
+        services.AddMessagingServicePublisher(RabbitMqTestConfig.Apply);
+
+        _serviceProvider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        _publisher = _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<ISendingEmailPublisher>();
+        _factory = _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<RabbitMqConnectionFactory>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task EnqueueAsync_PublishesMessage_MessageArrivesInQueue()
+    {
+        var email = new SendingEmailEvent
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Mail = new EmailContext
+            {
+                Sender = new EmailAccount { Username = "test@example.com", Password = "password", SmtpServer = "smtp.example.com" },
+                Recipients = ["test@example.com"],
+                Subject = "Integration Test - EnqueueAsync",
+                Body = "<p>Hello from integration test.</p>",
+                IsHtml = true,
+            },
+            QueuedAt = DateTime.Now
+        };
+
+        var depthBefore = await _publisher.GetQueueDepthAsync();
+
+        await _publisher.EnqueueAsync(email);
+
+        await Task.Delay(300);
+
+        var depthAfter = await _publisher.GetQueueDepthAsync();
+
+        Assert.True(depthAfter >= depthBefore + 1,
+            $"Expected queue depth to increase by at least 1. Before: {depthBefore}, After: {depthAfter}.");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task EnqueueAsync_MultipleMessages_AllArrivesInQueue()
+    {
+        var emails = Enumerable.Range(1, 3).Select(i => new SendingEmailEvent
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Mail = new EmailContext
+            {
+                Sender = new EmailAccount { Username = "test@example.com", Password = "password", SmtpServer = "smtp.example.com" },
+                Recipients = [$"recipient{i}@example.com"],
+                Subject = $"Integration Test - Batch #{i}",
+                Body = $"Batch message {i}",
+                IsHtml = false,
+            },
+            QueuedAt = DateTime.Now
+        }).ToList();
+
+        foreach (var email in emails)
+            await _publisher.EnqueueAsync(email);
+
+        await Task.Delay(500);
+
+        // Verify at least one message is present
+        var received = await PeekMessageAsync();
+        Assert.NotNull(received);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task GetQueueDepthAsync_AfterPublish_ReturnsPositiveDepth()
+    {
+        var email = new SendingEmailEvent
+        {
+            Id = Guid.NewGuid(),
+            Mail = new EmailContext
+            {
+                Sender = new EmailAccount { Username = "test@example.com", Password = "password", SmtpServer = "smtp.example.com" },
+                Recipients = ["depth-test@example.com"],
+                Subject = "Integration Test - GetQueueDepth",
+                Body = "Queue depth test",
+                IsHtml = false,
+            },
+            QueuedAt = DateTime.Now
+        };
+
+        await _publisher.EnqueueAsync(email);
+        await Task.Delay(300);
+
+        var depth = await _publisher.GetQueueDepthAsync();
+
+        Assert.True(depth > 0, $"Expected queue depth > 0, but got {depth}.");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task EnqueueAsync_SerializesAllFields_DeserializesCorrectly()
+    {
+        var id = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        var email = new SendingEmailEvent
+        {
+            Id = id,
+            Mail = new EmailContext
+            {
+                Sender = new EmailAccount { Username = "test@example.com", Password = "password", SmtpServer = "smtp.example.com" },
+                Recipients = new List<string> { "serialize@example.com" },
+                Subject = "Serialization Test",
+                Body = "<strong>Bold</strong>",
+                IsHtml = true,
+            },
+            QueuedAt = DateTime.Now
+        };
+
+        await _publisher.EnqueueAsync(email);
+        await Task.Delay(300);
+
+        // Read messages until we find the one we just published
+        var received = await FindMessageAsync(id);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(received);
+        Assert.Equal(id, received.Id);
+        Assert.Equal(["serialize@example.com"], received.Mail.Recipients);
+        Assert.Equal("Serialization Test", received.Mail.Subject);
+        Assert.Equal("<strong>Bold</strong>", received.Mail.Body);
+        Assert.True(received.Mail.IsHtml);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Reads a single message from the queue without acknowledging it (peek via nack+requeue).
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<SendingEmailEvent?> PeekMessageAsync()
+    {
+        var connection = await _factory.GetDefaultConnectionAsync();
+        await using var channel = await connection.CreateChannelAsync();
+
+        var result = await channel.BasicGetAsync(RabbitMqTestConfig.QueueName, autoAck: false);
+
+        if (result is null)
+            return null;
+
+        // Nack with requeue=true so the message stays in the queue for consumer
+        await channel.BasicNackAsync(result.DeliveryTag, multiple: false, requeue: true);
+
+        var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result.Body.ToArray());
+        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SendingEmailEvent>(json);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Scans queue messages (up to a limit) to find a message matching the given <paramref name="id"/>.
+    /// All messages are re-queued after inspection.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<SendingEmailEvent?> FindMessageAsync(Guid id, int maxMessages = 50)
+    {
+        var connection = await _factory.GetDefaultConnectionAsync();
+        await using var channel = await connection.CreateChannelAsync();
+
+        var requeue = new List<(ulong DeliveryTag, byte[] Body)>();
+
+        SendingEmailEvent? found = null;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < maxMessages; i++)
+        {
+            var result = await channel.BasicGetAsync(RabbitMqTestConfig.QueueName, autoAck: false);
+            if (result is null)
+                break;
+
+            requeue.Add((result.DeliveryTag, result.Body.ToArray()));
+
+            var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result.Body.ToArray());
+            var evt = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SendingEmailEvent>(json);
+
+            if (evt?.Id == id)
+            {
+                found = evt;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Re-queue all inspected messages so the consumer can still process them
+        foreach (var (tag, _) in requeue)
+            await channel.BasicNackAsync(tag, multiple: false, requeue: true);
+
+        return found;
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        await _factory.DisposeAsync();
+        await _serviceProvider.DisposeAsync();
+    }
+}

tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/RabbitMqTestConfig.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Shared RabbitMQ connection settings used across integration tests.
+/// Reads from the real broker defined in appsettings.Secrets.json.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class RabbitMqTestConfig
+{
+    public const string HostName = "172.24.12.56";
+    public const int Port = 5672;
+    public const string UserName = "admin";
+    public const string Password = "fl!'D}4;pYBb\\VD&{6]]G*\\0Bq8fVIn0j?Sgm\\2A,6GS47g5Dj";
+    public const string VirtualHost = "/";
+
+    public const string QueueName = "emailprofiler.email.outbox";
+    public const string ExchangeName = "emailprofiler.emails";
+    public const string RoutingKey = "email.outbox";
+    public const string DlqQueueName = "emailprofiler.email.outbox.dlq";
+    public const string DlqExchangeName = "emailprofiler.emails.dlq";
+    public const string DlqRoutingKey = "email.outbox.dlq";
+
+    public static void Apply(RabbitMqConfiguration cfg)
+    {
+        cfg.HostName = HostName;
+        cfg.Port = Port;
+        cfg.UserName = UserName;
+        cfg.Password = Password;
+        cfg.VirtualHost = VirtualHost;
+        cfg.QueueName = QueueName;
+        cfg.ExchangeName = ExchangeName;
+        cfg.RoutingKey = RoutingKey;
+        cfg.DlqQueueName = DlqQueueName;
+        cfg.DlqExchangeName = DlqExchangeName;
+        cfg.DlqRoutingKey = DlqRoutingKey;
+    }
+}
+

tests/DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests/Unit/EmailSenderUrlParsingTests.cs

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+using DigitalData.MessagingService.RabbitMQ;
+
+namespace DigitalData.MessagingService.Tests.Unit;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for the URL parsing logic inside
+/// <see cref="DigitalData.MessagingService.Client.DependencyInjection.EmailSender.ConnectRabbitMq(string, string, string, OnReconnect)"/>.
+/// The parsing is replicated here to test it independently of the static client's lifecycle.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class EmailSenderUrlParsingTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Applies the same URL-parsing logic used by the URL overload to a fresh
+    /// <see cref="RabbitMqConfiguration"/> and returns it for assertion.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static RabbitMqConfiguration ParseUrl(string url, string username, string password)
+    {
+        var uri = new Uri(url);
+        var cfg = new RabbitMqConfiguration();
+
+        cfg.HostName = uri.Host;
+        cfg.Port = uri.IsDefaultPort ? 5672 : uri.Port;
+        cfg.UserName = username;
+        cfg.Password = password;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(uri.AbsolutePath) && uri.AbsolutePath != "/")
+            cfg.VirtualHost = Uri.UnescapeDataString(uri.AbsolutePath.TrimStart('/'));
+
+        return cfg;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithHostAndPort_SetsHostNameAndPort()
+    {
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://mybroker:5672", "user", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal("mybroker", cfg.HostName);
+        Assert.Equal(5672, cfg.Port);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithCustomPort_SetsCustomPort()
+    {
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://mybroker:5700", "user", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal(5700, cfg.Port);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithDefaultAmqpPort_FallsBackTo5672()
+    {
+        // amqp:// does not have a registered default port in .NET's Uri,
+        // so IsDefaultPort is false; the explicit port is used as-is.
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://mybroker:5672", "user", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal(5672, cfg.Port);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithoutPort_DefaultsTo5672()
+    {
+        // When no port is specified, Uri.IsDefaultPort is true for known schemes
+        // or Uri.Port returns -1. The overload falls back to 5672 when IsDefaultPort.
+        var uri = new Uri("amqp://mybroker");
+        var cfg = ParseUrl($"amqp://mybroker{(uri.IsDefaultPort ? "" : $":{uri.Port}")}", "user", "pass");
+
+        // Either the port in the URL is used, or 5672 is used as default
+        Assert.True(cfg.Port == 5672 || cfg.Port == uri.Port);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_SetsUsernameAndPassword()
+    {
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://broker:5672", "admin", "s3cr3t");
+
+        Assert.Equal("admin", cfg.UserName);
+        Assert.Equal("s3cr3t", cfg.Password);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithVHostInPath_SetsVirtualHost()
+    {
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://broker:5672/myvhost", "user", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal("myvhost", cfg.VirtualHost);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithUrlEncodedVHost_DecodesVirtualHost()
+    {
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://broker:5672/my%2Fvhost", "user", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal("my/vhost", cfg.VirtualHost);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithRootPath_DoesNotOverrideVirtualHost()
+    {
+        var defaultVHost = new RabbitMqConfiguration().VirtualHost;
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://broker:5672/", "user", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal(defaultVHost, cfg.VirtualHost);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithoutPath_DoesNotOverrideVirtualHost()
+    {
+        var defaultVHost = new RabbitMqConfiguration().VirtualHost;
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://broker:5672", "user", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal(defaultVHost, cfg.VirtualHost);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_WithIpAddress_SetsHostName()
+    {
+        var cfg = ParseUrl("amqp://172.24.12.56:5672", "admin", "pass");
+
+        Assert.Equal("172.24.12.56", cfg.HostName);
+        Assert.Equal(5672, cfg.Port);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ParseUrl_InvalidUrl_ThrowsUriFormatException()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<UriFormatException>(() =>
+            ParseUrl("not-a-valid-url", "user", "pass"));
+    }
+}