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Tom Kustermans
Tom Kustermans

Reputation: 531

Wait for Mail to send then delete it from sent-folder in PowerShell

I'm currently writing a script to automatically send some mails. I want to send an automated mail, and for purpose of a clean mailbox I want these automated mails to be deleted from the sent-folder straight away.

I have got the script so far as to send the mail, and I also have written a perfectly functioning function that clears the sent-folder.

The problem is that the mail will remain in the outbox while it is being sent and only enters the sent-folder when it is in fact sent, but by then my script will have ended and the Clear-function will have passed without having cleared the mail.

I will need some sort of timer or if possible some triggered event for when the mail is in fact sent and stored in the sent-folder.

Code:

function Send
{
    $mItem = $ol.CreateItem(0)
    $mail = $routlook.GetRDOObjectFromOutlookObject($mItem)

    $mail.To = "[email protected]"
    $mail.Subject = "some subject"
    $mail.Body = "some body stuff"
    $mail.Attachments.Add("<path to attachment>")

    $mail.Send()
    Clear


}

function Clear
{
    $SItems = $sent.Items
    foreach($s in $SItems)
    {
        if( $s.To -eq "'[email protected]'")
        {
            $s.Delete()
        }
    }
}

Please help me, thanks ;)

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1419

Answers (2)

Dmitry Streblechenko
Dmitry Streblechenko

Reputation: 66235

Set the MailItem.DeleteAfterSubmit property to true - the message will never be moved to the Sent Items folder after it is sent.

Upvotes: 1

alroc
alroc

Reputation: 28174

Don't send mail through Outlook in the first place, unless you absolutely must for some odd reason. Use Send-Mailmessage instead.

Send-MailMessage -to [email protected] -subject "Some Subject" -body "some body stuff" -attachments <Collection of file paths> -SmtpServer Your_SMTP_HOST -from [email protected]

Upvotes: 0

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