Display of .msg file attributes in Explorer
Hi, Windows 7 workstation, Windows 2003 file server and Exchange 2003 server here. From Outlook 2007, I save a message in the .msg format on a file server share. In explorer, I select the "Details" view and I add a column to see the "From" attribute. Nothing shows in this column. What is missing ? Thanks.
June 9th, 2010 6:39pm

Hi, Based on my test on our test machines, saving the .msg file doesn’t collect the “From” attribute. In Windows Server 2003, there isn’t the “From” attribute. The “From” attribute is added in Windows Vista or later Operating System. If the source file is added with the “From” attribute, can the “From” attribute be collected while receiving the mail. Best Regards Dale
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June 10th, 2010 10:02am

I could make sense, but if I save the file locally on the C: drive of the Windows 7 machine I get the same result: no "From" attribute. So it must be something else.
June 10th, 2010 2:53pm

I saved the email in Windows 7, the "From" attribute didn't show neither. In my opinion, the attribute comes with the file itself, it seems that Microsoft Outlook doesn't write .msg file with the "From" attribute. I recommend you to contact Exchange or Outlook team for support as well. Best Regard Dale
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June 11th, 2010 4:32am

We are attempting to archive Outlook email files to our file system as .msg files. We are running Win 7 x64. We have noticed the same issue of the "details" or metadata fields not being displayed. Has anyone had any luck with solving this issue? Thanks!
July 9th, 2010 6:47pm

Any update on this issue?
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May 26th, 2011 1:45pm

I tried with Outlook 2010 on Windows 7 SP1 connected to an Exchange 2010 SP1 server and the "From" field still does show when saving a message to the .msg format.- ThePro
May 26th, 2011 1:52pm

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