Re: Message rules

From: Scott Barnhill (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:46:56 -0700

I have used the FROM rule to sort my email, but I don't
see a NOT FROM rule. Where is that?

>-----Original Message-----
>In Outlook Express there is no option to check the
address book. You can create message
>rules where the FROM does Not contain specific e-mail
addresses then Delete from server.
>However, you will have to manually keep the message rule
list of addresses up-to-date
>independent of any changes you make to the address
book. Note the any rules with a action
>of Delete from server or Do not download must be at the
top of the messages rules in order
>to work or a prior rule might trigger the message to
download.
>
>
>--
>
>Mike -
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
>"Scott Barnhill" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>news:25c001c41da1$a7598ae0$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
>> How did you set up the rule to only allow email from
your
>> address book? Oulook express 6 doesn't seem to have
that.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >What mail program are you using?
>> >
>> >Some things to note about the Outlook Express version
5+
>> Message Rules:
>> > - The Actions "Delete from Server" and "Do Not
>> Download" can only test information in the
>> >message header (FROM, TO, CC, SUBJECT, message size).
>> If you test text in the message
>> >body or "has attachment", the message must be download
>> first for this test, negating the
>> >action. Also, these must be the first rules in your
>> list, or a preceding one may cause
>> >the message to download.
>> >
>> >--
>> >
>> >Mike -
>> http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>> >
>> >
>> >"Janet" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:138c901c41a95$053ba220$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> In my mail rules, I recently added one more rule.
>> >> "people and emails that are not in my address book
or
>> have
>> >> certain words in their email
>> >> Delete from server"
>> >>
>> >> People I do not know are still getting into my
email ,
>> I
>> >> presently have 5. I thought this would work
instead of
>> >> having to block sender everytime. How can I get
this
>> to
>> >> work? Every other rule I have works.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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