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# MEMessageState

The state of a message: sent, unsent, or received.

```
enum MEMessageState
```

## Topics

### Determining Message State

[`MEMessageState.draft`](/documentation/MailKit/MEMessageState/draft)

A state that indicates the user is composing the message, and hasn’t sent it yet.

[`MEMessageState.received`](/documentation/MailKit/MEMessageState/received)

A state that indicates the system has received and stored the message.

[`MEMessageState.sending`](/documentation/MailKit/MEMessageState/sending)

A state that indicates the system is in the process of sending the message.


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