Noel
(Just typed a long response and lost it!!! )
Tried that but it doesn't work. The problem is that WLM wants to put the
email address in the 'Where the From line contains' option but it only works
if you put the display name there.... because that's what actually appears on
the From field. I've tried this today on a virgin system and it's still
wrong. However, creating an identical rule in an identical fashion in OE
gives the display name and the rule is applied correctly.
I apply rules to almost 800 contacts and the only way I can get then to
apply is to manually enter the display name in the rule!!
fewdots
"Ildhund" wrote:
Quote:
> Did you finish off your rule with "and Stop processing more rules?" If not,
> try doing so and see if the rule works then. When setting up a rule for a
> number of contacts, you can select them all in the Contacts dialogue box
> before clicking To:
> --
> Noel
>
> "fewdots" <fewdots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9C0D9F1C-A580-4512-8D31-E1CBC3552F0E@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Hi RC
> >
> > Thank you for your response but I'm afraid that exactly the same thing
> > happens when I create the rule from the message. It creates the rule for
> > fbloggs@xxxxxx but won't apply it until I change the 'from' to Fred
> > Bloggs, which is the contact name. That also doesn't help when I need to
> > create one rule for a group of people.... which has just given me an
> > idea....
> > maybe I can include a block of individuals within a group and then apply a
> > rule to the group?
> >
> > Very strange that an automatic process appears to be using a different
> > criterion to the one that created it, which is why I wondered if I was
> > missing a system parameter somewhere!
> >
> > fewdots
> >
> > "R. C. White" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> Hi, fewdots.
> >>
> >> One way to handle this is to highlight Fred's message, then click Actions
> >> |
> >> Create rule from message. The Rules screen should open with the From...
> >> box
> >> already checked and Fred's full address already entered in the
> >> description
> >> box. You may edit it if you like, but what is already entered should be
> >> correct since it is taken from Fred's message. It probably will show
> >> both
> >> Fred Bloggs and his email address.
> >>
> >> RC
> >> --
> >> R. C. White, CPA
> >> San Marcos, TX
> >> rc@xxxxxx
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP
> >> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
> >>
> >> "fewdots" <fewdots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:C3E2F5A2-2D6F-49E7-B57C-B7747FE702F9@xxxxxx
> >> > v2008 (12.0.1606)
> >> >
> >> > When I try to set up a message rules for several contacts I add them
> >> > from
> >> > the contacts book. However the contact 'Fred Bloggs' has an email
> >> > address
> >> > 'fbloggs@xxxxxx' and selecting him places the email address,
> >> > rather
> >> > than the contact name, into the rule. As the message is received from
> >> > Fred
> >> > Bloggs, the rule is not applied.
> >> >
> >> > I have hundreds of contacts from a variety of organisations and don't
> >> > want
> >> > to have to type these in manually. Am I doing something daft?
> >>
>
>