Create rules doesn't work...AT ALL

[3D_4_life]

geez the create a rule option is a buncha crap, I define a rule and it still
lets that junk in, and when the little box pops up asking if I want to run
the rule on this email and I clk yes....doesn't work

 

[Brian]

geez the create a rule option is a buncha crap, I define a rule and
it still lets that junk in, and when the little box pops up asking if
I want to run the rule on this email and I clk yes....doesn't work

I've noticed this too. Made a rule to delete anything with "Free" in the subject, and run it on my Inbox, and the mail still sits
there staring me in the face.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Rules work fine here in Outlook 2003.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, 3D_4_life asked:

| geez the create a rule option is a buncha crap, I define a rule and
| it still lets that junk in, and when the little box pops up asking if
| I want to run the rule on this email and I clk yes....doesn't work

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

It does too, Milly

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User






"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"

 

[Bob I]

Sounds like you need to verify that what you want to block is what you
are setting the rule to block correctly.

 

[Bob I]

I've noticed that blocking "Free" does not block "F r e e", Or "F ree",
or "FR EE", and that is EXACTLY what I would expect. Be very careful in
what you specify, it's not able to guess what you want.

 

[Brian]

I've noticed that blocking "Free" does not block "F r e e", Or "F
ree", or "FR EE", and that is EXACTLY what I would expect. Be very
careful in what you specify, it's not able to guess what you want.

I know all this. I'm trying to delete mails with "Free" (no quotes)
in the subject. One such mail still exists in my Inbox with "Free"
in the subject, even though I've run the rule now on my Inbox.

 

[Bob I]

Think about this for a moment. All the other e-mail with Free went away
except this one. The stuborn one may only appear to look the same.
Figure out what is different about that one, and you have the problem
licked.

 

[Brian]

I know all this. I'm trying to delete mails with "Free" (no quotes)
in the subject. One such mail still exists in my Inbox with "Free"
in the subject, even though I've run the rule now on my Inbox.

Okay, here's another example -- I just got another spam mail. When I
view the source, part of it is: "img src = "cid:EMMTNIDT" (no quotes).
So, I set up a rule to permanently delete any mail with "cid:" (again,
no quotes) in the body. Then I ran the rule on my Inbox where the
mail resides. Result? The mail is still there. Please explain.

 

[Brian]

Okay, here's another example -- I just got another spam mail. When I
view the source, part of it is: "img src = "cid:EMMTNIDT" (no quotes).
So, I set up a rule to permanently delete any mail with "cid:" (again,
no quotes) in the body. Then I ran the rule on my Inbox where the
mail resides. Result? The mail is still there. Please explain.

No one? Ho hum. Seems to be a bug then.