Looks to be an issue in ALLL versions of Outlook

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At least in my test of >= 2000. POP3 accounts.

Here's the reproducible bug.

Make a rule so that if "http" is in the body of the message when e-mail is RECEIVED "on this machine only" the message will be moved to a folder you have made called temp.

This sets up the bug.

The bug is that rules that are set to ONLY apply against RECEIVED messages apply to ALL messages whether received or sent.

So here's the test.

Make a new message and send it to yourself. In the body of the e-mail put this and ONLY this:

http://www.microsoft.com

Now send this to yourself. When you receive this e-mail if the rule WORKS the message should be received into the temp folder. Now open this message and reply. Make sure the original e-mail is included in the reply. Send it.

Now the email will NOT be sent and in fact you will see it bounce into the temp folder.

That's the bug.. Tested in Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2003.
 
Just curious: Check Tools | Options | Email Options | Advanced Email
Options. What's your setting for "In folders other than the Inbox, save
replies with original message"?

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



At least in my test of >= 2000. POP3 accounts.

Here's the reproducible bug.

Make a rule so that if "http" is in the body of the message when e-mail is
RECEIVED "on this machine only" the message will be moved to a folder you
have made called temp.

This sets up the bug.

The bug is that rules that are set to ONLY apply against RECEIVED messages
apply to ALL messages whether received or sent.

So here's the test.

Make a new message and send it to yourself. In the body of the e-mail put
this and ONLY this:

http://www.microsoft.com

Now send this to yourself. When you receive this e-mail if the rule WORKS
the message should be received into the temp folder. Now open this message
and reply. Make sure the original e-mail is included in the reply. Send
it.

Now the email will NOT be sent and in fact you will see it bounce into the
temp folder.

That's the bug.. Tested in Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2003.
 
Thanks Sue. It is the default. The checkbox for In folders other than the Inbox, save replies with original message is checked. Do you think I should uncheck this to stop rules from applying to both outgoing and incoming email?
 
Rules on outgoing messages are not involved here at all, I think, and no bug
either. Outlook is doing exactly what you've told it to -- saving replies
with the original message rather than in the Sent Items folder. Uncheck that
box, and you'll see a different behavior.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers



The checkbox for In folders other than the Inbox, save replies with original
message is checked. Do you think I should uncheck this to stop rules from
applying to both outgoing and incoming email?
 
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