Re: Outlook Rules problem
From: Vanguardx (see_signature)
Date: 09/27/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 01:09:55 -0500
"Bill" <danisonoz@yahoo.com.au>
wrote in news:1a4901c4a453$b87b5db0$a501280a@phx.gbl:
> Thanks for the advice. I am a little confused (being a
> novice to rules!) Does this mean that if I simply put the
> following phrase in the subject line:
>
> New Mailing List Signup
>
> (ie. No wildcards),
>
> and the option of 'specific words in subject' is chosen,
> it will sort the mail?
>
> I am a little confused at how you insert *somewhere* into
> the search criteria? Appreciate your advice
>
> Regards
>
> Bill
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> "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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The phrases can start at character position 1, 2, 3, and so on in the
value of the header you specify (Subject, To, whatever). You are
specify a substring to find somewhere within the value of a header.
Don't use wildcards (because they are treated as regular characters, not
wildcards). Seach on "New Mailing List Signup :" (with no leading or
trailing spaces) in the Subject.
You will waste a lot of time continually defining rules to get rid of
spam. Better would be to get an anti-spam product. SpamPal is free
(and a little tougher to set up) but there are many others to choose
from.
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