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The `mail` table

This table contains main data about all mails in the game.

Table Structure

Field Type Attributes Key Null Default Extra Comment
id INT UNSIGNED PRI NO 0 Identifier
messageType TINYINT UNSIGNED NO 0
stationery TINYINT UNSIGNED NO 41
mailTemplateId SMALLINT UNSIGNED NO 0
sender INT UNSIGNED NO 0 Character Global Unique Identifier
receiver INT UNSIGNED NO 0 Character Global Unique Identifier
subject LONGTEXT SIGNED YES
body LONGTEXT SIGNED YES
has_items TINYINT UNSIGNED NO 0
expire_time INT UNSIGNED NO 0
deliver_time INT UNSIGNED NO 0
money INT UNSIGNED NO 0
cod INT UNSIGNED NO 0
checked TINYINT UNSIGNED NO 0
auctionId INT UNSIGNED NO 0

Description of the fields

id

This field contains unique ID of any messages.

Don't have autoincrement !!!

messageType

  • 0 = Normal
  • 1 = doesn't exist
  • 2 = Auction
  • 3 = Creature
  • 4 = Gameobject
  • 5 = Item

stationery

This field can contain these values:

  • 1 = Test
  • 41 = Normal mail layout
  • 61 = GM (Blizzard)
  • 62 = Auction
  • 64 = VAL (???)
  • 65 = CHR (???)

mailTemplateId

Id from MailTemplate.dbc

sender

In this field is entered sender character.guid.

receiver

Here is receiver's character.guid.

subject

Here is stored mail subject.

If stationery is 62, subject has formatted data:

itemEntry:0:response:lotId:itemCount

  • itemEntry: entry field from item_template table

  • 0: allways 0

  • response: Flag from 0 to 6

Flag Comment
0 AUCTION_OUTBIDDED
1 AUCTION_WON
2 AUCTION_SUCCESSFUL
3 AUCTION_EXPIRED
4 AUCTION_CANCELLED_TO_BIDDER
5 AUCTION_CANCELED
6 AUCTION_SALE_PENDING
  • lotId: id field from auctionhouse table

  • itemCount: amount of item at this Lot

body

The text contained in the mail. Max length is 8000 characters.

If stationery is 62, body has formatted data:

hexID:bid:buyout:deposit:cut:delay:eta

  • hexID: hex value of itemowner's GUID (guid field from characters table)

  • bid: ending bid for this lot

  • buyout: buyout price of lot

  • deposit: amount of money which will be taken by auctionhouse and returned then auction ends

  • cut: Commission fee. Will be taken by auctionhouse then auction ends

  • delay: time in seconds to delay mail with money for successfully solded lot

  • eta: packed time to next mail whth money which appears in mail heder and body of notification mail

This formatted data seen only in mail with notification about successful auction or about pending mail with money.

has_items

Default: 0,

When is set to 1, that mail can contain items.

For items look at mail_items table.

expire_time

Here is timestamp which stores date for auto-return mail to sender or delete if stationery is 62 (AuctionHouse).

deliver_time

Here is timestamp which stores date when mail must be delivered to receiver. Can be delayed mails from AuctionHouse.

money

The ammout of money in mail, or money to pay when is COD.

cod

Default: 0 - No COD,

when is set to 1, that field `money` stores gold for COD.

checked

Flag Comment
0 MAIL_CHECK_MASK_NONE
1 MAIL_CHECK_MASK_READ
2 MAIL_CHECK_MASK_RETURNED
4 MAIL_CHECK_MASK_COPIED
8 MAIL_CHECK_MASK_COD_PAYMENT
16 MAIL_CHECK_MASK_HAS_BODY

auctionId

Only if stationery is 62.

Lot id from AuctionHouse. Can be negative vector in case of delayed mail with money sended by Auction to Lot-owner. For example:

auctionId = 777 : mail to Lot-owner, contains money for sended Lot id 777. Delivered money.

auctionId = -777 : mail contains info that Lot id 777 is sold. Money will be delivered in next mail, time of deliver is set in deliver_time field.