Incorrect detection of oft as msg

Aspose.Email Product Family
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Hello
Please kindly test this Oft , Aspose detect it as Msg , is it expected? I see it also has UNSENT flag:
test mail.zip (12.1 KB)

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@australian.dev.nerds,

OFT - Microsoft Outlook Email Template File

The .OFT file format uses the MSG file format at its base. The only difference is that OFT files have CLSID_TemplateMessage ({0006F046-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}) as the storage class (WriteClassStg), while MSG files use CLSID_MailMessage ({00020D0B-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}).

I have also prepared 3 screenshots in img.zip (108.5 KB), from an app that displays CLSIDs for msg\oft files. Your file has a CLSID of 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. That’s why Aspose.Email doesn’t recognize it as an oft.

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Thank you very much, can you please advise where to download that CFBBrowser shown in the screenshot?

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And if you don’t mind, ageneric question, can we say emlx format is also like eml generally in RFC822 or MIME format?

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@australian.dev.nerds

It’s an old program, so I can’t find public reference to it either. A bit later I’ll upload it in some cloud storage and share the link with you.

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Yes, that’s right.

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Thanks, if I’m right the difference between eml and emlx is:

  1. initial byte count
  2. ending email metadata in XML plist format
    When saving as emlx, Aspose omits the ending plist part
    How about giving an EmlxSaveOption to include it?
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oops my bad :slight_smile:

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@australian.dev.nerds,

OK, we’ll investigate it.

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Thanks, any case number?

And a clarification about the 1st post:
UNSENT flag vs mentioned CLSIDs, is there a difference between message template and message draft here?

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@australian.dev.nerds,

No, we need to understand the XML plist format

Yes, the key difference between a draft message and a message template is that a draft message is specific to a particular message that the user has started composing, whereas a message template is a general starting point that can be used to create multiple messages with similar content and formatting.

In summary, a draft message is a partially completed message that has been saved but not yet sent, while a message template is a pre-defined message that serves as a starting point for creating new messages.

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Hello,
Just a reminder about CFBBrowser which seems to be a handy tool :slight_smile:
If you don’t mind please :slight_smile:

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@australian.dev.nerds,

Sure. Thanks for the reminder. I’ll share it with you tomorrow. It’s just on another computer.

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I’d appreciate it as it will help me to troubleshoot many cases myself :slight_smile:

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@australian.dev.nerds,

The CFBBrowser.zip (20.0 KB) archive contains the tool you requested.

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