Message Date of an Email

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The displayed message date of an email differs depending on the source, archiving profile type and available dates.

The following table lists which fields are evaluated in sequence when archiving a message. If a date is found in one of the fields, this is used as the message date and the following fields are not evaluated further.

Source Evaluated Fields
Microsoft 365 Journal
Exchange Journal
Email header of embedded email: X-OriginalArrivalTime
Email header of embedded email: Date
Email header of embedded email: Received
Source date, see below
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 (21 Vianet)
Exchange 2019
Exchange 2016
Exchange 2013
Exchange 2010
Exchange 2007 SP1
EWS field: MessageDeliveryTime (0x0E06)
EWS field: LastModificationTime (0x3008)
Current date
Exchange 2007
Exchange 2003
WebDav property: MessageDeliveryTime (http://schemas.microsoft.com/mapi/proptag/x0E060040)
WebDav property: LastModificationTime (http://schemas.microsoft. com/mapi/proptag/x30080040)
WebDav property: DateReceived (urn:schemas:httpmail:datereceived)
WebDav property: Date ( urn:schemas:httpmail:date)
Current date
IMAP email servers
IMAP email service providers
MDaemon Email Server
IceWarp Server
Kerio Connect
IMAP date: INTERNALDATE
Email header: X-OriginalArrivalTime
Email header: Date
Email header: Received
Current Date
MailStore Gateway
POP3 email servers
POP3 email service providers
Email header: X-OriginalArrivalTime
Email header: Date
Email header: Received
Current Date
Outlook
PST files
MAPI property: PR_MESSAGE_DELIVERY_TIME (0x0E060040)
MAPI property: PR_LAST_MODIFICATION_TIME (0x30080040)
Current date
MSG files MAPI property: PR_MESSAGE_DELIVERY_TIME (0x0E060040)
MAPI property: PR_LAST_MODIFICATION_TIME (0x30080040)
MSG file: Last write time
EML files Option Read MailStore Headers active, email header: X-MailStore-Date
E-mail header: X-OriginalArrivalTime
E-mail header: Date
Email header: Received
EML file: Time of last writing
Thunderbird
Seamonkey
MBOX files
Email header: X-OriginalArrivalTime
Email header: Date
Email header: Received
Current Date
Datev EMA Email header: X-OriginalArrivalTime
Email header: Date
Email header: Received
Current Date
MailStore Proxy Email header: X-OriginalArrivalTime
Email header: Date
Email header: Received
Field in proxy report (.mpr file): Date
Current date