Duplicate mail items in public folders - avoidable?

[Eric Chasman]

I have public folders that users can copy/move their emails into. Is there a way to avoid having copies of emails in that folder? For example, if 2 users are copied on an email, and both users copy/move that email into the public folder, is there a way to only allow 1 copy of the email to exist in that public folder?

Thanks much.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Trap ItemAdd on the Items collection of that folder and check each
item in the folder to see if any matches the new item.

I have public folders that users can copy/move their emails into.

Is there a way to avoid having copies of emails in that folder? For
example, if 2 users are copied on an email, and both users copy/move
that email into the public folder, is there a way to only allow 1 copy
of the email to exist in that public folder?

 

[Eric Chasman]

Do I compare the EntryID's of the items? Won't those be different for the same email in different user's mailboxes? Is there something I can compare that will be unique?

Thanks.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Finding duplicates is a problem. Each EntryID would be unique so
that's no help at all. I usually just compare a few properties such as
sender and body. The more properties you test the more likely you are
to get the best matches.

Do I compare the EntryID's of the items? Won't those be different

for the same email in different user's mailboxes? Is there something
I can compare that will be unique?

 

[Eric Chasman]

I was afraid of that. Is there no way to tell two emails apart? If an email is sent to 2 people, there is no way to check if those two emails are really the same email without checking the properties

Thanks.

----- Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook] wrote: ----

Finding duplicates is a problem. Each EntryID would be unique s
that's no help at all. I usually just compare a few properties such a
sender and body. The more properties you test the more likely you ar
to get the best matches

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Ken Slova
[MVP - Outlook
http://www.slovaktech.co
Author: Absolute Beginners Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 200
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Option
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Do I compare the EntryID's of the items? Won't those be differen

for the same email in different user's mailboxes? Is there somethin
I can compare that will be unique

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Nope, that's about it. EntryID is a unique identifier for an item but
a duplicate of that item would have its own different EntryID.
Property comparisons are the only way to go.

I was afraid of that. Is there no way to tell two emails apart? If

an email is sent to 2 people, there is no way to check if those two
emails are really the same email without checking the properties?