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Old 08-19-2007   #5 (permalink)
Brink


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Re: Message Rules working erratically?

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Rick View Post
Hi -- I'm still having problems and for the life of me I can't figure out
why. Here's one Rule Description:

Apply this rule after the message arrives
Where the To or CC line contains 'psn@lists.colorado.edu'
Move it to the PSN folder
and Stop processing more rules

Yet when a message comes in with psn@lists.colorado.edu in the TO field --
it doesn't have any other addresses in the TO field, and there's no CC or
BCC addresses -- it often (not always, but erratically) for some reason ends
up in my Junk folder. There are NO other rules that process messages with
'psn@lists.colorado.edu' in the TO field. This rule is the fiteenth of
thirty-two rules that I have. And it's not by any means the only rule
that's causing problems. Any thoughts? Thanks.


"brink" <brink.2urkd7@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Rick;408797 Wrote:
>> I'm finding that my Message Rules sometimes don't work -- a message will
>> occasionally end up (seemingly randomly) in my Inbox or Junk Mail
>> rather
>> than the folder I've specified. A typical rule has action = 'Move it to
>> the
>> specified folder', description is typically "from [a sender]" or "to [a
>> sender]", and then the message is moved to the specified folder. I
>> always
>> make sure to include 'Stop Processing More Rules'. I have about 30
>> rules.
>> Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.
>
> Hi Rick,
>
> You are on the right track, but you need to double check to make sure
> that you do not have any conflicting message rules. It might be easier
> to write them all down exactly as they appear and sort through them that
> way. It's simple, but time consuming.
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
Hi Rick,

I believe Gary is right on that the Junk Filter will filter first then the message rules. Add the address to the Safe Senders list and that will allow it to bypass the Junk Filter and go straight to the message rules. Do the same for the other ones to if this applies for them to.

Shawn
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