Re: Cannot enter spaces between words when setting up new message rules

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 12:47:57 -0400

Either you're using Norton AntiVirus with <spit> Norton AntiSpam (disable
the latter, if possible)

or

Your current Identity is damaged, especially if its the default Main
Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity
(File>Identities>Add new identity) and try such a Mail Rule. Assuming all
is well, import messages from the old Identity before deleting it
(File>Identities>Manage Identities). 

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David Baker wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> Thanks for your reply, but I still can't understand why this is happening
> with OE6 on my machine with XP and not on the one running ME where I am
> always able to enter spaces between words in the "From" line and also in
> the message rule title.  I have double checked the OE6 running under ME
> and you definitely can enter spaces between words and not have to use
> "_".  In the "From" entry you can enter for example, "The Daily Draw".
>
> I have just discovered this ONLY happens when making new message rules for
> MAIL on the XP machine, but making a new message rule for newsgroups
> allows spaces between words in both the "From" line and in the rule
> title.  There is certainly a difference between the two machines running
> the same version of OE.  Here is a copy of the entry in message rules for
> CNET from my machine running ME, but on the XP machine the entry would
> read 'DownloadDispatchforWindows' and 'CNETMembership' for both entries
> where one requires a space and the other doesn't:
>
> "Apply this rule after the message arrives
> Where the From line contains 'CNETMembership ' or 'Download Dispatch for
> Windows'
> or 'CNET Membership '
> Move it to the CNET folder
> and Stop processing more rules"
>
> I cannot understand why there is this difference with the same version of
> Outlook Express running on both machines.  If I copy a line that includes
> spaces from the Properties of a particular e-mail and paste it into
> message rules it is accepted with the spaces, but I can't enter spaces
> from the keyboard on the XP machine.
>
> I am puzzled!
>
> David Baker
>
>
>
>
> "Kuay Tim" <TimJohn@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:eyDsWwTPEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hi David,
>>
>> With Outlook Express 6 the words or terms in a message rule are entered
>> one at a time. After entering the words/terms without spaces add 'and'
>> or 'or' to include all the words/terms or any one word/term by clicking
>> on the Options button. As for the name of a rule I can only suggest
>> using an underscore (_).
>>
>> --
>> Tim K.
>> aka Kuay Tim
>> MVP - (IE/OE)
>> Lynnwood, WA
>> *
>> "David Baker" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:je8la0d5rubba0v4bf6cj5u40uc5hdvenk@4ax.com...
>>> I have a new machine running XP and I've noticed that when creating a
>>> new message rule, I cannot type in a space to separate words in for
>>> example, the "From" entry, and also the name of the message rule. It
>>> appears that the space from the keyboard is ignored, for example
>>> instead of "Download Dispatch" I get "DownloadDispatch" with no space.
>>> Any spaces that I type are ignored, unless I copy a "From" line which
>>> includes spaces between words from the properties of a particular
>>> e-mail. I haven't come across this with either of my other machines
>>> running XP and ME.
>>>
>>> Please can anyone suggest a reason for this.
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