Does user have other rules set. Remember the 64K rule as to size of rules allowed. Rules run better when hosted on the server side as apposed to client.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:47 AM Subject: RE: Outlook Rules > If the rule "doesn't do anything", then there are a number possibilities: > 1. Rules don't work. Restart Outlook with a /ClearRules parameter (which > doesn't exist!, but there is one similar). > 2. Rules work, but nothing has arrived to cause this one to fire. Check to > make sure this rule actually fires properly by matching the required input > specs. > 3. Rules work, this one fires, but it doesn't do what you want. Check what > the rule is really doing. Also check for "auto replies to the Internet" > which could cause problems. > 4. Rules work, this one fires, it does what you want, but only when you are > sitting watching it. This is typical with client based rules. AND you must > use client based rules, as you are forwarding to an address in your contacts > list. > > Anything else? > > Cheers, Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Busby, Jacob [mailto:jacob.busby@;hants.gov.uk] > Sent: 24 October 2002 16:29 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Outlook Rules > > > I've always found rules in Outlook to be somewhat unreliable at best. > > If you're really planning on forwarding all mail sent to mailbox X to > internet address Y, you can set up a custom recipient of address Y (probably > hiding it from the GAL) then use Forwarding Address (under Delivery Options > in Exchange General) to forward the mail on. Personally I wouldn't advise > automatically forwarding mail out to the internet as you can run the risk of > a mail loop. > > Alternatively you could have an Outlook rule file the mail into a separate > folder and then from time to time manually Forward Items on the mail in that > folder. > > > I have an Exchange 5.5 sp4 w/IMS running on NT 4.0 sp6a. > > My email client is Outlook 2000 on a WinXPsp1. > > I am trying to set up a rule that will forward an email sent to me. > > I can manually forward the incoming email from X. to Y. > > But when I set up the rule it does nothing. The X is in my > > Recepients > > the Y is in my personal contacts. When I am manually forwarding it I > > select > > it from my contacts. When I am setting up my rule I select it from my > > contacts. I don't see any obvious errors but it still doesn't work. > > Can anyone explain to me why the rule wouldn't work if manually > > forwarding does??? > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
