Outlook ignores middle initial when deciding rule

[Muttley]

Hi all,
For the company I work with, if there are two people with the same name, the
second person has their middle initial in their work email.

i.e. (e-mail address removed) and (e-mail address removed)

Trouble is, if I set up a rule for the first name, it also applies it to the
second! Is there any way around this?

Cheers.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Are you creating a rule for incoming mail or a filter in a view or advanced
find?

Create a rule for the address, not the display name.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Hi all,
For the company I work with, if there are two people with the same name,
the
second person has their middle initial in their work email.

i.e. (e-mail address removed) and (e-mail address removed)

Trouble is, if I set up a rule for the first name, it also applies it to
the
second! Is there any way around this?

Change the rule for "Bob A" instead of just "Bob".