Re: Selectively leave delete files from server

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From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:41:48 -0700

See if the info at this link helps understand the limits of message rules:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#rules

Also consider filtering your mail in an inward direction, rather than trying
to block it out:
http://www.mindspring.com/~majik/messagerules.htm 

-- 
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
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"TC2" <neinspam.tomcantlon@vispath.com> wrote in message 
news:%23YpeCMLhEHA.384@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I'm trying to use message rules to download some messages and delete them
> from my Internet Provider's server, and leave others there. I have tried
> having a rule that says if the subject contains such-and-such don't 
> download
> it. I've tried the advanced setting to leave a copy on the server and then
> have a rule that says if the message contains such-and-such delete it from
> the server. I've tried a number of combinations and none of them work.
> Either nothing gets downloaded, or everything gets downloaded but all stay
> on the server and it just builds up. If I can get this to work I could
> filter messages from known senders versus the rest. That way when I'm on 
> the
> road I only have legit messages to plow through via web mail. Any ideas on
> why this isn't working?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>

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