Vista - Mail rule not wotking

Windows mail running on Vista Business

I have a rule of the type..

When the From line contains myfriend@xxxxxx
or
When the To line contains myfriend@xxxxxx
then
Move it to the MyFriends Folder

I have promoted the rule to the top of the rules list.
However it does NOT sort her mail frokm the incoming mail stream

If I select the rule explicity and Apply it to the Messages box, then it
works OK

Now maybe I'm stupid but that doesn't make sense does it?

Eddie

<eonsol@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Have you tested it only on messages that arrived before the rule was
set up? New rules aren't applied automatically to messages that have
already arrived; only on messages that arrive in the Inbox later.

Robert

That rule has some shortcomings in that it does not catch
CC or BCC addressed emails. It would be better to sort on
the account if there is a dedicated account for it.

Also, when you have more than one rule, each rule must be
terminated by "Stop processing more rules".

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


<eonsol@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:tPOdnZTK0acPf9PUnZ2dnUVZ8imdnZ2d@xxxxxx

I have about 40 rules

I accept your point about emails in CC list, but the ones that are not
getting sorted have the address in the From and To fields only. her
address also appears in the ReplyTo field of her incoming mail.

Also, the rule works OK if I use "Tools, Message Rules, Mail, Apply Now"
and apply it to mail that is in the Messages box, having not been sorted
when it initially arrived.

I think it must be the "Stop Processing More Rules" which I've now added
to all the rules. Her mails were ending-up in my "Personal" mail folder
and this is the last rule in the list...

When the To line contains me@xxxxxx
then
Move it to the Personal Folder

I assumed that once a rule was triggered, it would automatically move-on
to the next incoming email and not continue applying the other rules!

Thanks for the tip. I'll report back when I've confirmed that it worked.

Eddie

In article <ewFWGb#YJHA.4596@xxxxxx>, Gary@xxxxxxlid
(Gary VanderMolen) wrote:

Yes, without the "Stop..." each email will get processed by all the
rules.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


<eonsol@xxxxxx> wrote in message news9ydnfeFdM2X7NLUnZ2dnUVZ8vGdnZ2d@xxxxxx

Yes it does. It means there is another rule that applies to the messages.

In step 2 where you select actions also select "Stop processing more rules".

If that does not fix it, double check all data for typographical errors. A
missing or misplaced "-", "." or "_" will throw things off.

Don


<eonsol@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I conform that "Stop Processing More Rules" solved the problem

Surely this should be the default and there should be an explicit option
to "Continue processing more rules" ?

Eddie

In article <o9ydnfeFdM2X7NLUnZ2dnUVZ8vGdnZ2d@xxxxxx>,
eonsol@xxxxxx () wrote:

That's a good suggestion. I'll mention it to Microsoft.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


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