which version of outlook?
if you leave outlook open all day, do the rules eventually work - if so, do
they only fail when outlook is first opened?
if you answer yes to all, it's a known issue -
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Peter Kerber said:
Rules and junkmail options are not working. None of my
incoming mail is being auto deleted. Very annoying.