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Sample EMLX file (apple mail)

Apple Mail’s on-disk format: a byte-count line, then the RFC 822 message, then an XML plist of Mail’s own metadata.

↓ Download apple-mail.emlx
Filenameapple-mail.emlx
FormatEMLX
Size742 bytes (742 bytes)
MIME typemessage/rfc822
SHA-2568c2736971c4ea2eb42a5cc19cd383dc2845841ae9f04628b7db92f0f6775b865
What this file catchesApple Mail import and migration. The leading byte count and trailing plist break every tool that assumes a .emlx is just an .eml, which is the usual reason Mail exports fail to import elsewhere.

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Download & verify

curl -fsSL -o "apple-mail.emlx" "https://files.hexaqa.com/email/apple-mail.emlx"
curl -fsSL "https://files.hexaqa.com/email/apple-mail.emlx" | sha256sum # expect: 8c2736971c4ea2eb42a5cc19cd383dc2845841ae9f04628b7db92f0f6775b865

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