Rule: "Reply using a specific template"

[mhgreene]

I am using Outlook 2003 and Windows Pro XP.

I created a rule with the action "Reply using a specific template". The
rule functions correctly EXCEPT the response email, using the template I
created, is sent to the wrong address.

I examined the Internet Headers in the incoming message and see that the
From: & Reply-To: fields have different email addresses. I want the
"Reply using a specfic template" action to send the reply to the Reply-To:
address contained in the header, instead the action sends the email to the
From: address.

If I manually open the incoming email and click "Reply" on the menu bar, the
new message created has the correct Reply-To adrress entered into the To:
field of the new message.

Any suggestions on how I can cause the Rule: "Reply using a specific
template" to use the Reply-To address instead of the From: address?

 

[F. H. Muffman]

I am using Outlook 2003 and Windows Pro XP.

I created a rule with the action "Reply using a specific template". The
rule functions correctly EXCEPT the response email, using the template I
created, is sent to the wrong address.

I examined the Internet Headers in the incoming message and see that the
From: & Reply-To: fields have different email addresses. I want the
"Reply using a specfic template" action to send the reply to the Reply-To:
address contained in the header, instead the action sends the email to the
From: address.

If I manually open the incoming email and click "Reply" on the menu bar,
the
new message created has the correct Reply-To adrress entered into the To:
field of the new message.

Any suggestions on how I can cause the Rule: "Reply using a specific
template" to use the Reply-To address instead of the From: address?

Tell Microsoft that you think it's a bug and they should change the
functionality.

Yeah, seriously.

I agree that it's a pretty stupid design decision and could be considered
broken by the RFCs, but, thats how the software works and the only real
workaround is to write a VBA script to send the email using the Reply-To
address instead of the From address using some actual decision tree
functionality like manually replying does, and setting that up as the rule
action instead of reply using template.

 

[mhgreene]

I was afraid of that. Writing a VBA script from scatch is a bit out of my
league. I occassionally have some luck in modifying an existing script that
is close to my needs. Any suggesiton on a tutorial that might help me write
the needed script?
Thanks for your input.

 

[F. H. Muffman]

I was afraid of that. Writing a VBA script from scatch is a bit out of my
league. I occassionally have some luck in modifying an existing script
that
is close to my needs. Any suggesiton on a tutorial that might help me
write
the needed script?

I would either look at the http://www.outlookcode.com forums or
microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba.