What does the hammer & wrench symbol mean in the rules window?

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wardgn

When pulling up the "Rules & Alerts" tool, some rules have a hammer and
wrench symbol on the same line. What does this mean?
 
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Ben M. Schorr, MVP

When pulling up the "Rules & Alerts" tool, some rules have a hammer and
wrench symbol on the same line. What does this mean?

It means that the rule actions conclude with a "Stop Processing More
Rules" action so that if a message meets its criteria none of the
succeeding rules will be applied.

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-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
http://www.scgab.com
 
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Brian Tillman

Ben M. Schorr said:
It means that the rule actions conclude with a "Stop Processing More
Rules" action so that if a message meets its criteria none of the
succeeding rules will be applied.

Not exactly. It means that the rule contains an action, not just the "stop
processing" action.
 
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Ben M. Schorr, MVP

Not exactly. It means that the rule contains an action, not just the
"stop processing" action.

Well, actually we're both wrong. It means that the rule contains more
than one action. :)

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
http://www.scgab.com
 
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Brian Tillman

Ben M. Schorr said:
Well, actually we're both wrong. It means that the rule contains more
than one action. :)

I just tested it. The icon appears with a single action.
 
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Ben M. Schorr, MVP

I just tested it. The icon appears with a single action.

Well, you must have a different build than I do then. It only appears on
mine when there is more than one action.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
http://www.scgab.com
 
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Brian Tillman

Ben M. Schorr said:
Well, you must have a different build than I do then. It only
appears on mine when there is more than one action.

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Ben M. Schorr, MVP

I just tested it. The icon appears with a single action.

Well, I decided that the best way to find out the real answer was to go to
the top. So I checked with my contacts at MS, they checked with the
person who actually coded it and discovered that what it means is...

.....other. "It's the icon for things we didn't do icons for."

Amazing. :)

Now we know.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
http://www.scgab.com
 

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