Although I somewhat agree that it is repetitiously redundant, I have a similar thought on a solution:
Create a rule that fires when the email comes in: A) creates a task "check why the archive didn't email you", due tomorrow B) marks today's task as complete So then you come into work "today". Look at today's tasks, nothing to do. All ok. Problem occurs overnight Lack of email causes the task created in A to still be due After coffee "tomorrow", you see you have a task due today. Honestly, I don't know if B can be done. This is overkill like others have said. On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 2:06 PM, N Parr <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry but that still seems kind of redundant to me. So it's going to email > him if the file isn't there. If he could pay attention to his email in the > first place he wouldn't need a script to do something if the email didn't > show up. I guess it would be ok if it were to email someone else so in case > you aren't available they could handle the problem or call you. > ________________________________ > From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:58 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Create Rule to notify when a daily email doesn't show in my > inbox/folder > > Brilliant idea. > > > > > > From: David L Herrick [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:45 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Create Rule to notify when a daily email doesn't show in my > inbox/folder > > > > I think the best you can do is two scripts One triggered by an outlook rule > that creates a specific file when you do receive the email and the second > that checks for the presence of said file- deletes it if it is there, so you > are set for tomorrow else emails you that it is not there > > > > > > Good luck > > > > David > > > > > > > > From: Ben Nordlander [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:37 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Create Rule to notify when a daily email doesn't show in my > inbox/folder > > > > but that is exactly what i'm looking for. a method to detect an absence of > an email. I can't be the only dude in town that has this need heh. > > -BenN > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote: > > A rule requires an inbound message to trigger it. The absence of a message > can't cause a rule to fire. You'll need to create a separate watchguard > system to monitor the legacy system and send an E-mail if the legacy system > hasn't done what it's supposed to do. And then, if the watchguard system > isn't reliable, you'll have to create a watchguard for the watchguard, and > then, ... > > > > Carl > > > > From: Ben Nordlander [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:56 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Create Rule to notify when a daily email doesn't show in my > inbox/folder > > > > I have several emails i get every day that notify when a job is finished; > some of these emails come from legacy systems that don't allow much control > for me. > > Does anyone know of a method to create some type of notification in Outlook > (probably using rules) that would allow for some extra notification if one > of these daily emails don't get sent to me? > > For instance, i receive a particular email from an email archive product > every morning at 7:30am. But if i don't receive it; i would like to create > some kind of rule that would implement an action of my choosing (even a > script of my choosing) to notify me that i didn't receive that email today. > This is especially useful if i'm not at a computer most of that day and i > badly need > to know about a missed job that my email archive didn't perform today. > > I've probably over explained this; but i think you guys might get the jist. > > > -BenN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed > in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of Names > in the News. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no > viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility > for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. > > <FONT color=whitesmoke size=1>{*}</font></FONT> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
