UnreadMessages Property  
 

Returns the number of unread messages in the current mailbox.

Syntax

object.UnreadMessages

Remarks

The UnreadMessages property returns the number of messages which do not have the SEEN flag in the current mailbox. This value is not the same as the number of recent messages in a mailbox, which is based on when the message was stored in the mailbox. To obtain a list of messages that have not been read, use the SearchMailbox method with UNSEEN as the search criteria.

It is possible that a message may be flagged as seen if it has been previously accessed by a different mail client. For example, a client may retrieve a message from an INBOX mailbox using the POP3 protocol, which would cause that message to be flagged as seen. This behavior is server dependent, and is most commonly found where the mail server supports both the POP3 and IMAP4 protocols.

Data Type

Integer (Int32)

See Also

MessageCount Property, NewMessages Property, RecentMessages Property, SearchMailbox Method