Microsoft KB Archive/169914

= OLEXP: Inbox Assistant Rules Not Applied in Outlook Express =

Article ID: 169914

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q169914



SYMPTOMS
When you use Inbox Assistant in Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0, some of the rules may not seem be applied.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you specify multiple names in the To, Cc, or From boxes in the Inbox Assistant Properties dialog box, but not all of the names appear in the appropriate fields in the message. If multiple names are specified, all of the names must be present in the appropriate fields for the rule to apply.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, create separate rules for individual names.



MORE INFORMATION
Rules in Outlook Express are not applied if one or more of the specified names are not present in the appropriate fields. For example, if you want create a rule to move messages that are to  or  to the Test folder, you must create a separate rule for each name. If you specify both names in the To box in the same rule, both  and  must be on the To line for a message to be moved to the Test folder.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: KB169914

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