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
  • Date of the journal email, depending on the source
  • 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
  • Google Mail
  • Google Workspace
  • 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
  • Email header: X-OriginalArrivalTime
  • Email 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