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Hi, I've got a header missing when calling the Pop3 GetMessageInfo method. All the other headers are there. I can see the header when I view the mail in Outlook (2010) and look in the internet-headers on the properties page, or when I save the mail as a .msg file from Outlook.
Are there any reasons for a header not to show up?
The header is named X-KCOMIHS-ID

Applies to: Rebex Secure Mail
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Can you see the header in the download message if you download the whole message using Pop3.GetMessage method?

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I am afraid, that this is a feature of the server. I have done two tests:

  1. I found a mail in my exchange with a custom header using Outlook 2010. I downloaded the message using POP3 and the header was not included (same as your case).
  2. I created a mail with X-KCOMIHS-ID header and sent it from my gmail to my exchange. I downloaded it and surprisingly the header was there.

It seems that custom header behaviour depends on how was the message created/received.

I googled a little bit about this and found probable cause: http://serverfault.com/questions/365666/imap-losing-x-header-from-exchange-server It refers to a useful Microsoft blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/stuartp/archive/2009/12/08/new-feature-in-exchange-server-2007-sp2-headerpromotionmodesettings.aspx You can also find this post valuable: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/exchange/hh545614%28v=exchg.140%29.aspx

Actually, when you load the saved MSG file into the MailMessage object, you will see that the X-KCOMIHS-ID header is there:

MailMessage mail = new MailMessage();
mail.Load("path_to_saved.msg");
mail.Headers["X-KCOMIHS-ID"];

Please note that Rebex POP3 parses and stores all headers it receives from the server. No headers are omitted. The easiest way to see raw data received from the server is to use the LogWriter property like this:

pop3.LogWriter = new Rebex.FileLogWriter(@"c:\temp\pop3.log", LogLevel.Verbose);
Pop3MessageInfo fullInfo = pop3.GetMessageInfo(1231, Pop3ListFields.FullHeaders);   
pop3.LogWriter = null;
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Thank you for your swift and detailed answer. Email's never straightforward...

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