Rules duplicating email instead of moving
 

Outlook 2003 WinXP Pro SP2

I've set up a rule to read the headers of incoming emails and when
finding the appropriate text to move the email to a certain folder.

Problem is that the emails are being copied to that folder instead of
being moved there so I have two copies.

If anyone has any clues, I'd sure appreciate it.

Thanks,

Bob

Rules duplicating email instead of moving
 

Bob Levine wrote:

Outlook 2003 WinXP Pro SP2

I've set up a rule to read the headers of incoming emails and when
finding the appropriate text to move the email to a certain folder.

Problem is that the emails are being copied to that folder instead of
being moved there so I have two copies.

If anyone has any clues, I'd sure appreciate it.

Almost forgot. I'm using a POP3 account, not Exchange.

Bob

Rules duplicating email instead of moving
 

Bob Levine wrote:

Outlook 2003 WinXP Pro SP2

I've set up a rule to read the headers of incoming emails and when
finding the appropriate text to move the email to a certain folder.

Problem is that the emails are being copied to that folder instead of
being moved there so I have two copies.

Be sure to include the "stop processing more rules" action on each rule that
wants to move a message.
--
Brian Tillman

Rules duplicating email instead of moving
 

Brian Tillman wrote:

Bob Levine wrote:

Outlook 2003 WinXP Pro SP2

I've set up a rule to read the headers of incoming emails and when
finding the appropriate text to move the email to a certain folder.

Problem is that the emails are being copied to that folder instead of
being moved there so I have two copies.


Be sure to include the "stop processing more rules" action on each rule
that wants to move a message.

Thanks for the response. Can you give me a brief explanation of what
that does?

Bob

Rules duplicating email instead of moving
 

Exactly what it says - no more rules/actions are applied to that email.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Bob Levine asked:

| Brian Tillman wrote:
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|| Bob Levine wrote:
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||| Outlook 2003 WinXP Pro SP2
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||| I've set up a rule to read the headers of incoming emails and when
||| finding the appropriate text to move the email to a certain folder.
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||| Problem is that the emails are being copied to that folder instead
||| of being moved there so I have two copies.
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|| Be sure to include the "stop processing more rules" action on each
|| rule that wants to move a message.
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| Thanks for the response. Can you give me a brief explanation of what
| that does?
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| Bob

Rules duplicating email instead of moving
 

Milly Staples - MVP Outlook wrote:
Exactly what it says - no more rules/actions are applied to that email.


I think I know what was happening. It was already moving to one folder
and since I had two moves attached to them they were winding up in both
folders.

Thanks,

Bob