Limit on Outlook Rules?

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MS Outlook 2002 (10.4219.4219) SP-2, Win 2000 5.00.2195 SP 3

I encounterd a limit on the number of rules I can have in Outlook.

"One or more rules could not be uploaded to Exchange server and have been deactivated. This could be becasue some of the parameters are not supported or there is insufficient space to store all of your rules."

I called my help desk (staffed in USA by mostly Amercian citizens!) and they tell me that I now have all I can until I delete or manually combine existing rules. Is this limit a value that can be adjusted by the Outlook/exchange administrator or is the limit set by MicroSoft at the factory? My limitation seems to be about 75 rules and then no more.

Thanks for the information.
 
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Microsoft Exchange Server has a maximum limit of 32 kilobytes (KB) for
storage of rules. Rules vary in size, but some rules can be significantly
larger when they involve multiple recipients in a forward action. Each
recipient can add up to 500 bytes to the size of the rule. As a rough
estimate, the simplest rules take from 200 to 500 bytes. Rules involving
recipients add approximately 500 bytes per recipient. A rule that forwards a
message to five recipients, can be over 3 KB in size.

When rules involve several recipients, it is best to create a distribution
list and use the distribution list as the recipient. This allows more rules
to be created before reaching the 32 KB rule limit. Personal distribution
lists are not allowed in rules; only distribution lists created through the
Microsoft Exchange Server administration program.

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GrumpyOldMan said:
MS Outlook 2002 (10.4219.4219) SP-2, Win 2000 5.00.2195 SP 3

I encounterd a limit on the number of rules I can have in Outlook.

"One or more rules could not be uploaded to Exchange server and have been
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deactivated. This could be becasue some of the parameters are not supported
or there is insufficient space to store all of your rules."
I called my help desk (staffed in USA by mostly Amercian citizens!) and
Click to expand...
they tell me that I now have all I can until I delete or manually combine
existing rules. Is this limit a value that can be adjusted by the
Outlook/exchange administrator or is the limit set by MicroSoft at the
factory? My limitation seems to be about 75 rules and then no more.
 
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