Message Date of an Email

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
  • 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