Rules don't (always) work

  • Thread starter Jeremy Fieldsend
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Jeremy Fieldsend

I have a couple of rules which direct mail into designated folders -
only they won't. It's very simple. Just one criteria. "If subject
contains Project move to Project"

Any ideas what's going wrong?
 
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Rudy Kohut

I had a similar issue. The solution was to look at the first rule (in my
case the one that checks for SPAM) and Un-Check the "Do not apply other
rules ..." box.
 
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Jeremy Fieldsend

Rudy Kohut said:
I had a similar issue. The solution was to look at the first rule (in my
case the one that checks for SPAM) and Un-Check the "Do not apply other
rules ..." box.
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Interesting. In order to 'un-grey' and un-tick the "Do not apply other
rules.." I have to first delete all actions. However, as soon as I add
a "move to" action the box the "Do not apply..." box automatically ticks
itself.
 
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Barry Wainwright

Interesting. In order to 'un-grey' and un-tick the "Do not apply other
rules.." I have to first delete all actions. However, as soon as I add
a "move to" action the box the "Do not apply..." box automatically ticks
itself.
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That's right. Any rule action that moves a message or runs an applescript
will prevent subsequent rules from running.
 
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Paul Berkowitz

That's right. Any rule action that moves a message or runs an applescript
will prevent subsequent rules from running.
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In Entourage 2004 you can run another rule after running an AppleScript.
It's only after a rule moving a message that you can't.

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Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

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PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.
 
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Barry Wainwright

In Entourage 2004 you can run another rule after running an AppleScript.
It's only after a rule moving a message that you can't.
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Can you now? I must have missed that feature change. Thanks Paul.
 
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