Lotus Notes Mail Types

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Hi,

I would like to know the type of message from the notes database. I need to separate out Mails from Calendar or Journal or ToDo or Address Book etc.

Please help me out locating the right metadata that can help me separating this. I heard that FORM field can give this information but that could have infinite values depending upon the FORMS designed in the Lotus Notes.

Thanks for your help on this…

Thanks

Sachin

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Subject: Lotus Notes Mail Types

You are right by stating that the form-attribute is the key here.

Bu t you are wrong that in a “standard” mailfile it can have an infinite number of values. There are only 5 to 6 types. Here is a check I use (fname holds the value of the Form-attribute):

If fname = “Memo” Or fname = “Reply” Or fname = “NonDelivery Report” Or fname = “Delivery Report” Or fname = “Return Receipt” Or fname = “ReturnNonReceipt” Then

When you are not sure whether or not this covers all, you could create a temporary view in your mailfile and select all documents and categorize the view by Form.

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Subject: RE: Lotus Notes Mail Types

Thanks Rob for replying it but this is not true that it can have only 5 or 6 values. I talked to Technical Support also and as per them it can have custom values too depending upon the organization’s standard. And I saw this from various NSF that we recieved from our various clients.

I just wanted to know if there is something in Lotus Notes that is standard like PST has “IPM.Note” which indicates true mail item.

Please let me know your thought on this.

Once again thanks a lot for looking into this.

Sachin