Re: Outlook Rules problem
From: Vanguardx (see_signature)
Date: 09/27/04
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Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:49:00 -0500
"Bill" <danisonoz@yahoo.com.au>
wrote in news:3fdb01c4a438$f45e4880$a601280a@phx.gbl:
> Hi
>
> I am trying to automatically sort mail in Outlook 2003
> and have set up some rules to do so, however they are not
> working. The issue is that the headline changes slightly
> everytime with each message as does the email address
> from where the note comes from. Even using wildcards does
> not seem to work.
>
> For example, I receive a note that has the headline:
>
> New Mailing List Signup : John Doe
>
> & the email address might be: johndoe@hotmail.com
>
>
> I might then receive a message with the following title:
>
> New Mailing List Signup : FredBear
>
> & the email address is fredbear@yahoo.com
>
>
> I have tried to sort these by applying a wildcard rule
> such as:
>
> New Mailing List Signup : *.*
>
> & also New Mailing List Signup : *
>
> yet it does not work & does not automatically send the
> message to the designated folder.
>
> Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Regards
>
> Bill
Microsoft doesn't permit wildcards in substring searches (nor do they
support regular expressions). The criteria specified is used in a
substring seach (the phrase entered may appear anywhere in the specified
header). Remove the wildcards. Just specify the phrase to look on
*somewhere* within the header.
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