Message Rules

[Matth]

Is it possible in Outlook 2k to create a message rule which
will allow emails from specified times of the day to be
directed to a specific folder

or to cause a message rule to only take effect between
certain times of the day?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, Outlook doesn't support time-sensitive rules.

 

[Tony Gravagno]

Please forgive me Sue. You're right that Outlook doesn't natively
support the feature, but a macro could be created which sets a flag or
category based on the various time stamps. One rule can run the macro
and a subesequent rule could then check the flag or category. The
problem is that the Outlook security might prompt you that a macro is
attempting to access your mail. There are ways to get around the
issues, but where there is truly a will, there are ways...

Tony

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

There are ways to get around most Outlook limitations by writing custom
code, but that's not the solution that the average user posting in these
forums wants to hear about because it's not one they can implement
themselves. Many people that I've pointed to even relatively simple VBA
solutions wind up banging their heads against the wall.

FYI, security prompts occur only when accessing features that could be used
to harvest addresses. Moving items to a folder based on dates isn't one of
those.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers