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Old March 23rd 06, 12:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba,microsoft.public.platformsdk.mapi
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Default Soft Deletes, Hard Deletes, Shift+Delete, Move, etc.


I'm writing an auditing tool and I'm trying to find out exactly what happens to
an item in Outlook when you 1.) Delete 2.) Shift+Delete and 3.) Move.

By doing a before & after comparison of the PR_ENTRYID, here's what I think
Outlook is doing:

- If you press the Delete key (or button), the item is
1. Copied to the Deleted Items folder
2. Hard deleted (permanently purged) from the original folder

- If you press Shift+Delete, the item is
1. Soft deleted in the original folder (flagged as deleted & hidden)

- If you Move an item to a new folder, the item is:
1. Copied to the new folder
2. Soft deleted in the original folder (flagged as deleted & hidden)

NOTES:
- The above scenarios do not apply if the item is already in the Deleted Items
folder.

- If Outlook is running in cached mode, items do not show up in the Recover
Deleted Items window until a Send/Receive has occurred. Also, recovered items
do not show up in the original folder until a Send/Receive has occurred.


I've tried to use the Compare and Watch functionality OutlookSpy, no luck. I'm
opening the IMessage window for the item, then on the Watch tab I click
"All --" and then "Dump Now". Then I do one of the above actions and click
"Dump Now", but OutlookSpy says "*** No changes ***".

Any suggestions/more info would be appreciated.



 




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