Hi all,

I've noticed that for some .msg files in which the 'To' list in the message
headers is very large (the example I have in hand has 1748 entries), that
list is truncated by the UI for display. Indeed, looking at the .msg file
with a hex editor, I see that the truncated list is kept in a separate part
of the file.

Does anyone know how this is handled? What is the logic that manages this
truncation?

Thanks, Malcolm Pollack

malcolm wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've noticed that for some .msg files in which the 'To' list in the message
> headers is very large (the example I have in hand has 1748 entries), that
> list is truncated by the UI for display. Indeed, looking at the .msg file
> with a hex editor, I see that the truncated list is kept in a separate part
> of the file.
>
> Does anyone know how this is handled? What is the logic that manages this
> truncation?

You want someone to disassemble an unspecified version of Outlook so you
can see the machine code? And how does you knowing the code going to
affect how the program behaves?

Dear Vanguard,

You sound irritated; do forgive me. You are quite right that it was remiss
of me not to mention the Outlook version I'm using: it's Outlook 2003, SP2.

My interest in this problem is due to my being responsible for maintaining
some "electronic discovery" software that uses Outlook to read .msg files and
create images of them. I thought that, for example, if there is a known limit
to the number of recipients (or characters, or bytes) displayed in the 'to'
list, I might take appropriate steps when lists of that length are
encountered.

I am certainly not asking anyone to disassemble Outlook down to its machine
code; I was, however, under the impression that there was a gracious
community of experts here, and thought that one of them might know the answer
to my question.

So, once again: does anyone here know according to what rule the 'To' list
of a .msg file is truncated for display in Outlook 2003? I would be most
grateful, and of course would be glad to provide any relevant information.

Thanks in advance,
M. Pollack

"VanguardLH" wrote:

> malcolm wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've noticed that for some .msg files in which the 'To' list in the message
> > headers is very large (the example I have in hand has 1748 entries), that
> > list is truncated by the UI for display. Indeed, looking at the .msg file
> > with a hex editor, I see that the truncated list is kept in a separate part
> > of the file.
> >
> > Does anyone know how this is handled? What is the logic that manages this
> > truncation?
>
> You want someone to disassemble an unspecified version of Outlook so you
> can see the machine code? And how does you knowing the code going to
> affect how the program behaves?
>