Re: scripts for creating message rules in outlook express?

  • From: "Kathy and Tom" <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 05:18:40 -0500

Hi Adam!

Great job with adding those instructions!  I had the same problem you did 
when making message rules.  I'm definitely going to save this info!  Have a 
good one!

Kathy

Peace begins with a smile.

  tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Daou" <adam.daou@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: scripts for creating message rules in outlook express?


> Hi to you and Lil,
> Lil, the instructions copied from JFWLite are great, but they will not 
> work because they didn't deal with the last steps for clarifying and 
> finalizing the rule. They will certainly help to create a JFWLite folder, 
> Rule Conditions, Actions, and Description, but the rule will never be 
> applied. I had this problem many times with Outlook Express, and here is 
> what we need to add to the JFWLite instructions in your email.
> Once you have provided a name to the rule such as JFWLite and hit Enter 
> for OK, that's the last line in the instructions, do the following:
> Another dialog will appear called Message Rules.
> Tab until you reach the Apply Now button and hit Enter.
> Again, another dialog box will appear. The title is Apply Mail Rules now.
> Tab until you land on the Browse button, and hit Enter.
> Next dialog box, Apply To Folder.
> Here, Inbox is the default folder. This is the step where we have a 
> problem. We need to arrow up to select Local Folders. If we don't do that, 
> the rule will never work.
> Now, just Tab to OK button.
> Back to previous Dialog, Apply Mail Rules Now.
> Tab once to the Apply Now button, and hit Enter.
> The rule will be applied to target messages. You may have to wait if you 
> have too many messages to migrate to the new folder.
> When done, hit Enter for OK.
> Hit Escape once, and Escape again to close. That's all.
> Hope this will help.
> Adam
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: dingram269
>  To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:32 PM
>  Subject: scripts for creating message rules in outlook express?
>
>
>  Hi list members,  I'm having a problem when it comes to the creation of
>  rules in outlook express.  it seems that when a rule is created, you 
> would
>  think that mail should be going to a particular folder but this is not 
> the
>  case.  I've already created the folders but the mail still goes to my in 
> box
>  instead of the indevidual folders.  How can i correct this problem and 
> are
>  there any scripts that may be able to sort out the confusion?  I can be
>  reached at dingram269@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Thank you.
>
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