Email Rules: How to do starts with?

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Hi. Is there a way that I can makes an exception of the form "starts
with" or "ends with" in Outlook rules.

For instance, I want to filter mail to a particular folder unless the
subject line starts with a particular string (such as RE or FW).

Is there a way to make it evaluate general regular expressions during
the rule application (god that would be nice--not that I should expect
anything so useful from MS)?
 
Okay, but does it at least do starts with?

Outlook does not support regular expressions.  Exceptions are supported..

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Hi.  Is there a way that I can makes an exception of the form "starts
with" or "ends with" in Outlook rules.
Click to expand...
For instance, I want to filter mail to a particular folder unless the
subject line starts with a particular string (such as RE or FW).
Click to expand...
Is there a way to make it evaluate general regular expressions during
the rule application (god that would be nice--not that I should expect
anything so useful from MS)?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
No. Include the colons - FW: or RE: will avoid words with those letter
combinations.

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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kramer31 said:
Okay, but does it at least do starts with?

Outlook does not support regular expressions. Exceptions are supported.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com

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Hi. Is there a way that I can makes an exception of the form "starts
with" or "ends with" in Outlook rules.
Click to expand...
For instance, I want to filter mail to a particular folder unless the
subject line starts with a particular string (such as RE or FW).
Click to expand...
Is there a way to make it evaluate general regular expressions during
the rule application (god that would be nice--not that I should expect
anything so useful from MS)?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
That's nice but not all email clients put colons in like outlook
does. Some just use RE or FW.

No.  Include the colons - FW: or RE: will avoid words with those letter
combinations.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Okay, but does it at least do starts with?
Click to expand...
Outlook does not support regular expressions. Exceptions are supported..
--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips:http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center:http://www.slipstick.com
Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]
EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]
You can access this newsgroup by
visitinghttp://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspxor
point your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.

Hi. Is there a way that I can makes an exception of the form "starts
with" or "ends with" in Outlook rules.
For instance, I want to filter mail to a particular folder unless the
subject line starts with a particular string (such as RE or FW).
Is there a way to make it evaluate general regular expressions during
the rule application (god that would be nice--not that I should expect
anything so useful from MS)?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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