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MailItem.SenderEmailType property (Outlook)

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Returns a String that represents the type of entry for the email address of the sender of the Outlook item, such as 'SMTP' for Internet address, 'EX' for a Microsoft Exchange server address, etc. Read-only.

Syntax

expression. SenderEmailType

expression A variable that represents a MailItem object.

Example

The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) example demonstrates how to use the SenderEmailType property. To run this example without errors, an email item should be open in the active inspector window.

Sub SenderEmailTypeExample() 
 
 Dim mail As Outlook.MailItem 
 
 
 
 Set mail = Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem 
 
 MsgBox mail.SenderEmailType 
 
 If mail.SenderEmailType = "SMTP" Then 
 
 MsgBox "Message from Internet email user." 
 
 Else 
 
 If mail.SenderEmailType = "EX" Then 
 
 MsgBox "Message from internal Exchange user." 
 
 End If 
 
 End If 
 
End Sub

See also

MailItem Object

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