Re: Re: Outlook Express

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From: Joejohn (UseLinkToEmail_at_WindowsForumz.com)
Date: 12/26/04


Date: 25 Dec 2004 21:00:46 -0500


"Steve Parry MVP" wrote:
> Joejohn wrote:
> > Anyone know how to set up Outlook Express to automatically
> transfer
> > all new mail to the local Inbox folder? I know how to drag
> it to the
> > local Inbox folder but is there a way to automate this
> function?
> > Thanx
>
> Take a peek at OE's built in help file
>
> for example
> "
> To create a rule for mail messages
>
> On the Tools menu, point to Message Rules, and then click
> Mail.
> Message rules cannot be created for IMAP or HTTP mail
> accounts.
> If this is the first rule you are creating, proceed to step 3.
> Otherwise, on the Mail Rules tab, click New.
>
> Select the conditions for your rule by selecting the desired
> check boxes
> in the Conditions section. (You must select at least one
> condition.)
>
> You can specify multiple conditions for a single rule by
> clicking more
> than one check box. Click the and hyperlink in the Rule
> Description
> section to specify whether all of the rule conditions must be
> met before
> the specified action occurs (and) or whether at least one must
> be met
> (or).
>
> Select the actions for your rule by selecting the desired
> check boxes in
> the Actions section. (You must select at least one condition.)
>
> Click the underlined hyperlinks in the Rule Description
> section to
> specify the conditions or actions for your rule.
>
> You can click contains people or contains specific words in
> the Rule
> Description section to specify the people or words you'd like
> Outlook
> Express to look for in messages. If you enter multiple people
> or
> multiple words per condition, use the Options button in the
> Select
> People or Type Specific Words dialog boxes to further
> customize the
> condition.
>
> In the Name of the rule box, select the default name, type a
> new name
> for your rule, and then click OK.
>
> Notes
>
> You can create a new rule by selecting an existing one on the
> Message
> Rules tab and clicking Copy. This is helpful when the new rule
> you want
> to create is similar to an existing one.
> You can create a rule from a message by selecting a mail
> message in the
> main window and then on the Message menu clicking Create Rule
> from
> Message. This helps by automatically filling in the name of
> the person
> on the From line; no other information from the message,
> however, is
> entered into the rule. "
>
> More info here
> http://familyinternet.about.com/cs/email/a/aaemailhelp.htm
>
> HTH
>
> Merry Xmas
>
> --
> Steve Parry BA (Hons) MCP MVP
>
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

Hey,

thanks a lot man. I’ve tried that several times but to no avail.
Even tried it on another machine and still does not work. hmmm
Thanks anyway. Merry Christmas.

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