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Update mail-api-overview.md with a clarification on Outlook client behavior#9845

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@relawler relawler commented Apr 7, 2026

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This update adds in two sentences to the Outlook mail REST API overview to clarify that if a message is updated via API, Outlook clients will not refresh the view and a user will need to reopen the mail to see any update

Based on customer request for clarification in documentation.


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Add in two sentences to the Outlook mail REST API overview to clarify that if a message is updated via API, Outlook will not refresh the view and a user will need to reopen the mail to see any update

Based on customer request for clarification in documentation
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Thank you for your work in this PR, @@relawler.

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