Creating the same rule set for sent and incoming messages

[Velson Horie]

Outlook 2003/ Windows XP SP2

I want all messages received and sent to an organisation (from a number of
different people) to go into its own folder. I.e. one rule that diverts all
mail (server side received and sent from me) with a specified string in the
address to this folder. I want to do this for about 15 folders - and growing.

How do I do this efficiently?

Once in the rule dialog box, it seems impossible to switch to a message box
to cut and paste part of an address. Also it seems impossible to copy a rule
from one created using the wizard (which seems to work only on the client
side) to drop it into the server side and sent rule boxes. Is it me or is
Microsoft cack-handed?

 

[Brian Tillman]

Outlook 2003/ Windows XP SP2

I want all messages received and sent to an organisation (from a
number of different people) to go into its own folder. I.e. one rule
that diverts all mail (server side received and sent from me) with a
specified string in the address to this folder. I want to do this
for about 15 folders - and growing.

How do I do this efficiently?

Ther's no way to do it with one rule. You'd need a minimum of two rules,
one for incoming and one for outgoing messages.

Once in the rule dialog box, it seems impossible to switch to a
message box to cut and paste part of an address.

The conditions I would shoose would be "with specific words in the sender's
address" for incoming and "with specific words in the recipient's address"
for outgoing and include as much of the address as you wish, like the
person's domain.

Also it seems
impossible to copy a rule from one created using the wizard (which
seems to work only on the client side)

The rules wizard creates server- and client-side rules.

to drop it into the server side and sent rule boxes. Is it me or is
Microsoft cack-handed?

There're no client-side or server-side "rule boxes". To what exactly do you
refer?