Re: Rules for Personal folders not working
From: Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] (jfiorelloNOSPAM_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/22/04
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:19:22 -0400
It would seem as if the "stop processing" is not working in this case, since
if it was working, the message from <name1> would have only gotten as far as
rule #1 -- then it should have been moved to folder1 and nothing more should
have been done with it by the Rules Wizard.
Have you tried deleting these rules and recreating them?
-- Jocelyn Fiorello MVP - Outlook *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. *** In news:C003D120-F9E0-450A-9CE9-68453DABA623@microsoft.com, Prakash wrote: > I have already tried this but forgot to update this in the thread. I > tried adding "stop processing more rules" option for my second rule > and it worked for this case but I have another problem. I think it > will be better if I give my full requirements. > > Basically I dont want any of my incoming mails to reside in the > server. So I want to move all my incoming messages to one folder or > the other under my Personal Folders. I know that I cannot write rule > for all my incoming messages. So I had some filters out of which the > two that I already mentioned resides. And finally, any mail that > does not satisfy any of the rules I just wanted to move it to a > folder called "myinbox" under Personal folders. Assuming my above > two filters are filter1 and filter2, I have my filter settings as > follows, > > 1. filter1 (for name1_v) > 2. filter2 (for the domain company) > 3. if to or cc contains my name, move it to Personal Folders -> > myinbox > > If I add "stop processing further rules" to filter1 and filter2, it > should work. But when I added, it was anyway keeping a copy in all > the three folders (folder1, folder2 and myinbox) since the mail from > name1 satisfies all the three rules. > > Does this mean that "stop processing further rules" is not working? > > Kindly help me out in resolving this issue. Let me know if my > requirements are unclear. > > Thanks & Regards, > Prakash. > > "Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > >> Add "stop processing more rules" to the end of rule #1. That should >> prevent rule #2 from acting on any message from <name1>. >> >> -- >> Jocelyn Fiorello >> MVP - Outlook >> >> *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please >> reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. *** >> >> >> In news:F65CE3B8-007C-4371-B7DA-33D067392334@microsoft.com, >> Prakash wrote: >> >>> I need to set two rules as, >>> >>> 1. Any mail that is from <name1> irrespective of the domain should >>> go to folder1 Ex : name1_v@hotmail.com and name1@company.com >>> should be moved to folder1 >>> >>> 2. Mail from any other person from @company.com domain should be >>> moved to folder2. >>> >>> Remember, both folder1 and folder2 are under my Personal Folders. >>> >>> I wrote a filter for this as follows, >>> >>> 1. when a message arrives, if sender's addres contains "name1" move >>> it to folder1 >>> 2. when a message arrives, if sender's address contains "company" >>> move it to folder2 >>> >>> But outlook is copying the same mail in both the folders even though >>> I have given Move. >>> >>> Please help me in resolving this issue. >>> >>> Thanks & Regards, >>> Prakash
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