Hi...

Is there a limit to the list of senders in a rule which copy mail from
certain senders to a certain folder?

I have this rule, containing 28 different addresses or parts of addresses,
and today I can't seem to add any... :-(

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Regards
Zadig Galbaras
(nick)
www.tresfjording.com
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Zadig Galbaras wrote:

Is there a limit to the list of senders in a rule which copy mail from
certain senders to a certain folder?

I have this rule, containing 28 different addresses or parts of
addresses, and today I can't seem to add any... :-(

What happens when you try? What version of Outlook? What type of account?
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

nothing happens.... zilch.... after i click on run...
I'm using Outlook 2007 norwegian edition
it'a a POP account...


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Regards
Zadig Galbaras
(nick)
www.tresfjording.com
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"Brian Tillman" skrev i melding
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Zadig Galbaras wrote:

Is there a limit to the list of senders in a rule which copy mail from
certain senders to a certain folder?

I have this rule, containing 28 different addresses or parts of
addresses, and today I can't seem to add any... :-(

What happens when you try? What version of Outlook? What type of
account?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

there are limitations to the size of a rule. It's based on characters, not
addresses or words. Try adding a couple of characters at a time till it
stops allowing more, then copy and paste it into notepad to count the
characters - The folder name and path is also counted, so take that into
account too. I thought it was 255, but I forget for sure.

You can squeeze more names in by shortening the addresses as much as
possible - use domains only etc - and by using a shorter folder name at the
top level of the mailbox.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
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"Zadig Galbaras" wrote in message
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Hi...

Is there a limit to the list of senders in a rule which copy mail from
certain senders to a certain folder?

I have this rule, containing 28 different addresses or parts of addresses,
and today I can't seem to add any... :-(

--

Regards
Zadig Galbaras
(nick)
www.tresfjording.com
-----

Thank you Diane, that was the answer I was looking for.
I'll just start another rule for further managing of mail going in this
particular folder...


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Regards
Zadig Galbaras
(nick)
www.tresfjording.com
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"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" skrev i melding
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there are limitations to the size of a rule. It's based on characters, not
addresses or words. Try adding a couple of characters at a time till it
stops allowing more, then copy and paste it into notepad to count the
characters - The folder name and path is also counted, so take that into
account too. I thought it was 255, but I forget for sure.

You can squeeze more names in by shortening the addresses as much as
possible - use domains only etc - and by using a shorter folder name at
the top level of the mailbox.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"Zadig Galbaras" wrote in message
...
Hi...

Is there a limit to the list of senders in a rule which copy mail from
certain senders to a certain folder?

I have this rule, containing 28 different addresses or parts of
addresses, and today I can't seem to add any... :-(

--

Regards
Zadig Galbaras
(nick)
www.tresfjording.com
-----

Zadig Galbaras wrote:

nothing happens.... zilch.... after i click on run...

How do you know that the rule isn't doing what it should - that nothing
matches the condition?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Zadig Galbaras wrote:

Is there a limit to the list of senders in a rule which copy mail from
certain senders to a certain folder?

I have this rule, containing 28 different addresses or parts of addresses,
and today I can't seem to add any... :-(

If the sender list is long, why bother entering them all in a rule?
Create a new contact-type folder and enter them there. Then use the
clause "sender is in contactfolder Address Book" in your rule. Rather
than trying to manage a ridiculously long rule comprised of dozens,
hundreds, or thousands of e-mail addresses, you have them easily
manageable within a contact-type folder.

The condition, "senders address contains", was copied from the
"from"-section in the e-mail alternatives, into a rule to move the mail to a
folder.
During several tries, trying several possibilities, the mail still resided
in the inbox, making me think I reached some kind of a limit somewhere.

--

Regards
Zadig Galbaras
(nick)
www.tresfjording.com
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"Brian Tillman" skrev i melding
...
Zadig Galbaras wrote:

nothing happens.... zilch.... after i click on run...

How do you know that the rule isn't doing what it should - that nothing
matches the condition?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Zadig Galbaras wrote:

The condition, "senders address contains", was copied from the
"from"-section in the e-mail alternatives, into a rule to move the
mail to a folder.
During several tries, trying several possibilities, the mail still
resided in the inbox, making me think I reached some kind of a limit
somewhere.

Is the problem that the message gets copied instead of moved? Add the "stop
processing more rules" action to any rule that moves a message.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

no.... move, not copy...

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Regards
Zadig Galbaras
(nick)
www.tresfjording.com
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"Brian Tillman" skrev i melding
...
Zadig Galbaras wrote:

The condition, "senders address contains", was copied from the
"from"-section in the e-mail alternatives, into a rule to move the
mail to a folder.
During several tries, trying several possibilities, the mail still
resided in the inbox, making me think I reached some kind of a limit
somewhere.

Is the problem that the message gets copied instead of moved? Add the
"stop processing more rules" action to any rule that moves a message.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]