rules-for this machine/other machine

[bbascom]

I am getting duplicate rules for same email addresses-that is, when I create
a rule the same eamil comes up again in the inbox as if no rule exists for
it. And when I re-create a rule-it adds a (1) and then a (2) after the
duplicate rules it creates. It seems to have something to do with the
advanced setting "for this machine only", which I could uncheck each time I
create a rule with just three or four extra clicks in a sequence of 9 cliks
as it is! I must be doing something wrong, since this used to be easy and
work well under "organize" in veriosn prior to Outlook 2003. Any help out
there?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Why do you recreate the rule in the first place?
What does the rule do?
Are you switching between machines?
What account type are you using?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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I am getting duplicate rules for same email addresses-that is, when I create
a rule the same eamil comes up again in the inbox as if no rule exists for
it. And when I re-create a rule-it adds a (1) and then a (2) after the
duplicate rules it creates. It seems to have something to do with the
advanced setting "for this machine only", which I could uncheck each time I
create a rule with just three or four extra clicks in a sequence of 9 cliks
as it is! I must be doing something wrong, since this used to be easy and
work well under "organize" in veriosn prior to Outlook 2003. Any help out
there?

 

[bbascom]

1. I always use the same machine.
2. The rules are always the same: "messages received from x always go into y
folder"
3. I never use more than one rule on a recieved message (e.g assign it to be
saved into two or more folders).
4. I am using three POP/SMTP accounts with different email addresses.
5. I connect via a router with a dynamic IP assigned on the dsl line.

Thanks,

Bob Bascom