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EmailFileType class

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EmailFileType class

Defines email file formats used by email applications to store messages, attachments, folders, address books, and other data.

Includes the following file types:

Learn more about email formats at https://wiki.fileformat.com/email.

The EmailFileType type exposes the following members:

Constructors

Constructor Description
init Initializes a new EmailFileType for serialization.

Methods

Method Description
compare_to Compares current object to other. (inherited from Enumeration)
compare_to_object (inherited from Enumeration)
equals Implements the equality comparison defined by Enumeration.equals. (inherited from FileType)
equals_enumeration (inherited from FileType)
equals_object (inherited from Enumeration)
from_display_name (inherited from Enumeration)
from_extension Gets the FileType for the provided file extension. (inherited from FileType)
from_filename Returns FileType for specified file_name. (inherited from FileType)
from_stream Returns FileType for provided document stream. (inherited from FileType)
from_value (inherited from Enumeration)
get_all (inherited from FileType)
get_hash_code Provides the default hash function. (inherited from Enumeration)
to_string String representation of file type. (inherited from FileType)

Properties

Property Description
description The file type description. (inherited from FileType)
extension The file extension. (inherited from FileType)
family The file family. (inherited from FileType)
file_format The file format. (inherited from FileType)

Fields

Field Description
MSG MSG is a file format used by Microsoft Outlook and Exchange to store email messages, contact, appointment, or other tasks. Learn more about this file format here.
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. Learn more about this file format here.
EMLX The EMLX file format is implemented and developed by Apple. The Apple Mail application uses the EMLX file format for exporting the emails. Learn more about this file format here.
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. Learn more about this file format here.
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. Learn more about this file format here.
PST Files with .PST extension represent Outlook Personal Storage Files (also called Personal Storage Table) that store variety of user information. Learn more about this file format here.
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. Learn more about this file format here.
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. Learn more about this file format here.
ICS ICS (iCalendar) file format is used to represent and exchange calendaring and scheduling information such as events, to-dos, and free/busy data. Learn more about this file format here.
UNKNOWN Unknown file type (inherited from FileType)

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