Running rule automatically

D

DH

I've set up a "rule" to move all junk mail (which I have in a "Junk Mail"
folder) to the Deleted Items folder if older than 1 day, but it is not
happening unless I manually "Apply Rules". It is definitely "enabled". Any
ideas what I'm missing here?- thanks.
 
M

Mickey Stevens

Rules only run when the message is received by Entourage. So, in this case,
the rule would only function as you are expecting if the message was
received over one day after being sent. Also, if the message was not
classified as junk by a rule before this rule (or the Junk Mail Filter), it
wouldn't be moved, because Entourage wouldn't know if the message is or is
not junk.

More efficient would be to download a copy of Paul Berkowitz's "Delete Junk
Folder" script and run it daily. You can get a free copy from
ScriptBuilders @ MacScripter.net:
<http://www.scriptbuilders.net/?search=delete+junk+folder>

When you have downloaded the script and read the instructions, move it to
the Entourage Script Menu Items folder (HD/Users/<Your
User>/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Script Menu Items/). Then, go
to Tools -> Schedules, and click "New". Name the new schedule "Delete Junk
Folder". Make it look like this:
WHEN Repeating Schedule Every 1 Days
ACTION Run AppleScript Delete Junk Folder X

Check "Enabled" and click OK. Each day, from now on, the Junk folder will
be cleaned out. Of course, you can adjust the "WHEN" section to your liking
if that's too frequent. If you want to, you can even do this manually by
going to the Script menu (to the right of help) and then choosing Delete
Junk Folder X.
 
D

DH

Thanks very much! I've been trying to decide whether to stick with
Entourage or go back to Eudora (which I was using before upgrading to OS X),
but I do like the junk filter in entourage....(and spam seems to be ever
increasing these days....)
 
R

Robert Barrimond

Rules only run when the message is received by Entourage. So, in this case,
the rule would only function as you are expecting if the message was
received over one day after being sent. Also, if the message was not
classified as junk by a rule before this rule (or the Junk Mail Filter), it
wouldn't be moved, because Entourage wouldn't know if the message is or is
not junk.

More efficient would be to download a copy of Paul Berkowitz's "Delete Junk
Folder" script and run it daily. You can get a free copy from
ScriptBuilders @ MacScripter.net:
<http://www.scriptbuilders.net/?search=delete+junk+folder>

When you have downloaded the script and read the instructions, move it to
the Entourage Script Menu Items folder (HD/Users/<Your
User>/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Entourage Script Menu Items/). Then, go
to Tools -> Schedules, and click "New". Name the new schedule "Delete Junk
Folder". Make it look like this:
WHEN Repeating Schedule Every 1 Days
ACTION Run AppleScript Delete Junk Folder X

Check "Enabled" and click OK. Each day, from now on, the Junk folder will
be cleaned out. Of course, you can adjust the "WHEN" section to your liking
if that's too frequent. If you want to, you can even do this manually by
going to the Script menu (to the right of help) and then choosing Delete
Junk Folder X.
Click to expand...

I agree with you Mickey that the script "solution" is necessary but as I was
trying to do the same thing, it seems that Entourage has a bug...a Big one
from the looks of it. My junk filter is the last filter run. We place
filters in a certain to be executed at download of a message. Clearly
Entourage is either not executing said filters in the correct order or there
is some other bug. In any case the app doesn't behave as advertised.
That's a clear no no in the software design world. Software should actually
do what it is claimed to do.

Just an opinion...far from a rant! ;)
 
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