So you mean OE puts them into the deleted items, and not deleting them? The option "delete from server" doesn't make sense even if it does delete it from server if the rule has to search the body of an email. So you say some emails still come thru even when you have enabled the option "delete from server"? > > From: "Terry" <glutathionemiracles@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2003/04/30 Wed AM 11:38:31 GMT+12:00 > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Outlook Express rules and filters > > OE 5.5 - deletes after downloaded, goes into deleted items > folder. There are also options that say "do not download > from server" or "delete from server". These also always > wind up in my deleted items folder, so I'm not sure what the > point of these two options are. I think all versions of OE > handle these the same way, previous to 5.5 do. I have over > 900 message rules, not including blocked senders and about > 200 folders, so most questions about this I "should" be able > to answer. > > Terry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Party of Four" <www.junerin.net@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:57 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Outlook Express rules and filters > > > > Hello All, > > I joined this group just to find out more about the rules > and filters of OE. > If a rule has been set to delete the email, at what point is > it deleted? Does it delete as it downloads or does it > download the headers then deletes it from the ISP server? > And what version of OE does this apply to. > > I am assuming it downloads the emails then deletes it. I say > this because if you set the rule to search the body of an > email, then it's more practical to read the body as they > come in and not reading from from the ISPs server > > Vict > thanks > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk