How do I get a mail item's MessageID

[Bickers]

Hi,

I need to track messages in a database, but be able to handle the same
message being sent to multiple recipients (within an Exchange environment).

I know that all messages sent to multiple recipients will have the same
MessageID value, but I can find no information as to how to retrieve it.

What I'm planning is that when a message is opened, an AddIn will check
whether the message has already been handled and if not, store info in a
database (simplistic view). When another user reads the same message, I need
to be able to detect that it's already been handled.

Thanks for any help,

Phil.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

I think what you want is the EntryID of the item, which is accessible from
the Outlook object model or from other API's like CDO 1.21 or Extended MAPI.

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

If you mean the MIME message id header, it is not guaranteed to be present.
If it is available, it will be in the PR_INTERNET_MESSAGE_ID property
(0x1035001E), accessible using Extended MAPI (C++/Delphi only), CDO 1.21,
Redemption or MailItem.PropertyAccessor in Outlook 2007

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool

 

[Bickers]

Hi Ken,

I was under the impression the EntryID can change. I need the ID that was
assigned to the message when it was sent.

There is a MessageID in the internet headers, but will that be present in a
message sent via Exchange ?

Cheers,

Phil.

 

[Bickers]

Thanks Dmitry.

Is that the MessageID visible in the headers of a message ?

What about a message sent via Exchange (ie within an organisation, without
going out to the internet) ? Does Exchange assign an ID to sent messages ?

Cheers,

Phil.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

EntryID can change if an item is moved, it depends on the store provider.
Internet Message ID's in the headers aren't there in intra-organizational
Exchange emails, only on emails sent via the Internet.

 

[Dmitry Streblechenko]

AFAIK as of Exchange 2000 (or was it 2003?), the id will be set on the
messags sent by an EX server.

Dmitry Streblechenko (MVP)
http://www.dimastr.com/
OutlookSpy - Outlook, CDO
and MAPI Developer Tool