The difference between "rules" and "mailing list rules"?

[dbeaudouin]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

Hi:

Having just moved over to Entourage from Outlook, I'm used to right-clicking on an email to create a rule for it. I did so but discovered that this creates a "mailing list rule" (that appears under Tools in Mailing List Manager) as opposed to a rule created under Tools in "Rules" that will show up in the separate "Rules" box. Sorry to appear like a dunce, but can someone explain the difference between the two & why they are separate when both apply to email rules?

Thanks a lot,

Dave

 

[Diane Ross]

Having just moved over to Entourage from Outlook, I'm used to right-clicking
on an email to create a rule for it. I did so but discovered that this creates
a "mailing list rule" (that appears under Tools in Mailing List Manager) as
opposed to a rule created under Tools in "Rules" that will show up in the
separate "Rules" box. Sorry to appear like a dunce, but can someone explain
the difference between the two & why they are separate when both apply to
email rules?

The Mailing List Manager helps you set up rules specifically for your
mailing lists. These rules also keep your mailing list messages from landing
in the junk mail folder.

There are 3 different kind of rules in Entourage:

Mailing List Manager (MLM)
Junk Mail Filter
Rules (custom rules you create)

They run in the order listed above. The custom rules also run in the order
they are listed. (top runs first)

Use the MLM for all lists. Use rules for the remainder. Try to use
categories instead of individual addresses when possible. When a new address
is added to a contact in the Address Book then it will automatically be
acted on by the rule if you use categories in your rules. See example:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/rules/example/rule002.html>

1) POP Rules act on a message ONLY when it first arrives in the Inbox (On My
Computer), NOT when it arrives in any other folder. Once it's moved to
another folder it won't be seen by rules.

2) IMAP Rules are meant to act on a message ONLY when it first arrives in
the IMAP INBOX, not when moved to another IMAP folder.

3) Exchange Rules act on a message ONLY when it first arrives in the
Exchange Inbox.

Each type of account has it's own rules. Click on the correct tab to check
your rules. (Mail (POP), Mail (IMAP) Mal (Windows Live Hotmail) Mail
(Exchange), News, Outgoing)


See "Using Rules with Entourage" for help and examples:

<http://entourage.mvps.org/rules/index.html>