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**ezandy** · #6 July 15th 09, 02:14 AM

Thanks for everyone's responses.

Apologies, I may have confused the issue somewhat.

I'm generating emails from the business app using extended mapi, which dumps email message + attachments in the outbox of outlook (not express or mail) and then sends.

The real issue for me is where the responsibility lies is adding this header to the message. No doubt RFC 2822 is basic compliance and observed by all applications capable of generating email messages.

My initial thoughts were either the business app or Outlook. SMTP servers can be configured to various degrees to reject emails without a date header. Additionally so can spam filters.

If it is the responsibility of the business app to add the date header through ExMapi, then surely this must be a short-coming and one that must be addressed by the vendor?!?!

Alternatively, if ExMapi cannot do this, then I would think that the MUA is responsible. How else could email messages from Outlook comply in the first place.

As is plainly evident, I'm a troglodyte on this matter, but at least it will give me a starting point, as this issue is impacting my business!

Thanks,

Andy

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Originally Posted by Diane Poremsky [MVP]

I'm using a 3rd party business application that uses extended MAPI to
generate and send simple emails via SMTP (To, Subject, Message Body
and attachment) in Outlook with things like invoices, remittances
attached.

Are you sending it through Outlook using ExMapi or through Outlook Express?

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"ezandy" wrote in message
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So far, Outlook Express and Windows Mail

Hope this helps.

TIA

Andy

'K. Orland[_2_ Wrote:
;314283']Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express (which is part of Internet
Explorer)?

"ezandy" wrote in message
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Hi Guys,

Just wanted to settle an argument with a colleague.

I'm using a 3rd party business application that uses extended MAPI to
generate and send simple emails via SMTP (To, Subject, Message Body
and
attachment) in Outlook with things like invoices, remittances
attached.
The problem I'm having is that the date header is missing from emails
generated this way. This results in a number of emails being rejected
as spam by certain email servers (Error 552 - no date header....)

My question is then who is responsible for ensuring these emails are
RFC2822 compliant?(ie include the origination date in the header) The
MTA, MUA or the 3rd party business application? I suspect the
business
app, but my colleague insists the MUA, as the date can only be known
when the command to send (ie pushing the send button) is made.

Thanks in advance

Andy.

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