Re: Create rules doesn't work...AT ALL

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I've noticed that blocking "Free" does not block "F r e e", Or "F ree", or "FR EE", and that is EXACTLY what I would expect. Be very careful in what you specify, it's not able to guess what you want.

Brian wrote:

3D_4_life wrote:


geez the create a rule option is a buncha crap, I define a rule and
it still lets that junk in, and when the little box pops up asking if
I want to run the rule on this email and I clk yes....doesn't work


I've noticed this too. Made a rule to delete anything with "Free" in the subject, and run it on my Inbox, and the mail still sits there staring me in the face. 



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