How do I block and delete messsages with no subject or body conten

[colw]

On many occassions I get e-mail messages which contain no subject and/or body
content and I want to automatically delete these. I have tried creating an
automatic rule using the specified keyword "<>" , but I am still getting
messages into my Inbox.

Can anyone tell me how to do this task better and with more consistant
results.

Currently running Outlook 2003.

CW
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[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

you can do it with a Rule that says:

delete emails when they arrive
except if the subject contains a e i o or u


Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

read my articles here: www.judygleeson.com
Canberra, Australia

how to post questions: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375

 

[BillR [MVP]]

I'd be a little suspect about setting a rule to do this. I know my niece
sends emails without a subject and considers them unimportant.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

Then add an exception that unless the sender is in the Contacts folder.

Or get a decent SPAM filter.

Or teach some basic email ettiquette to the relatives.

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

read my articles here: www.judygleeson.com
Canberra, Australia

how to post questions: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375

 

[BillR]

basic etiquette to an 11 year old! you are kidding.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

No. I am not kidding.

I am an optimist with high expectations of children. Mine daughter is 11 so
I have considerable experience with 11 yr old girls. Other children I foster
are older and younger.

Manners are taught from around the age of 1 so why not email ettiquette.

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant

read my articles here: www.judygleeson.com
Canberra, Australia

how to post questions: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555375

basic etiquette to an 11 year old! you are kidding.

 

[BillR]

yes. you are kidding for sure. There are plenty of threads here that require
a response. why don't you try them instead of your thread jumping and token
"please post more info" then "I don't know". that's where manners come into
it.

 

[BillR]

The simple FACT here is that some people don't send a message with a
Subject. There is nothing in Outlook or in many other email clients that
forces them to do so and nobody here has the ability to do exactly that. I
know I've forgotten an email subject in the past and many people have. Now I
personally think that a subject is necessary and highly recommend that one
is used. I have often coded customers machines with code to prompt for a
subject when one is not given and often share that code with others online.
What this boils down to is that one important message a user might miss
because they have set up a rule to act on a presumption.

The other thing this boils down to is online etiquette which you really
don't seem to display. You might learn more if you try and genuinely help
users here instead of making your token posts.