EmailFileType class

EmailFileType class

Defines Email file formats that are used by email applications to store their various data including email messages, attachments, folders, address books etc. Includes the following file types: EmailFileType.Eml, EmailFileType.Emlx, EmailFileType.Msg, EmailFileType.Vcf. EmailFileType.Mbox. EmailFileType.Pst. EmailFileType.Ost. EmailFileType.Olm. Learn more about Email formats here.

Inheritance: EmailFileTypeFileTypeEnumeration

The EmailFileType type exposes the following members:

Constructors

Constructor Description
init Serialization constructor

Properties

Property Description
file_format The file format
extension The file extension
family The file family
description File type description
UNKNOWN Unknown file type
MSG MSG is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook and Exchange to store email messages, contact, appointment, or other tasks.
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EML EML file format represents email messages saved using Outlook and other relevant applications. Almost all emailing clients support this file format for its compliance with RFC-822 Internet Message Format Standard.
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EMLX The EMLX file format is implemented and developed by Apple. The Apple Mail application uses the EMLX file format for exporting the emails.
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VCF VCF (Virtual Card Format) or vCard is a digital file format for storing contact information. The format is widely used for data interchange among popular information exchange applications.
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MBOX MBox file format is a generic term that represents a container for collection of electronic mail messages. The messages are stored inside the container along with their attachments.
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PST Files with .PST extension represent Outlook Personal Storage Files (also called Personal Storage Table) that store variety of user information.
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OST OST or Offline Storage Files represent user’s mailbox data in offline mode on local machine upon registration with Exchange Server using Microsoft Outlook.
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OLM A file with .olm extension is a Microsoft Outlook file for Mac Operating System. An OLM file stores email messages, journals, calendar data, and other types of application data. These are similar to PST files used by Outlook on Windows Operating System. However, OLM files created by Outlook for Mac can’t be opened in Outlook for Windows.
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Methods

Method Description
equals Implements Enumeration.equals
compare_to Compares current object to other.
from_filename Returns FileType for specified fileName
from_extension Gets FileType for provided fileExtension
from_stream Returns FileType for provided document stream

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