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    Folks

    I am trying to create a rule that would trigger based on the message recipient address.

    More specifically I would like a condition that reads

    If sent to xxx@yyy.com OR yyy@yyy.com

    However the rule wizard apparently only allows AND conditions: if I list multiple names in the “sent to people or distribution list” rule it will read

    If sent to xxx@yyy.com AND yyy@yyy.com

    I can somehow avoid this by using “specific words in the recipient’s address” condition but I’d rather find a way to create a rule based on entries linked to my address book.

    Any idea ?

    Regards

    Alex

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    • #733194

      A rather crude but effective way to solve your problem would be to simply create two rules. One for each person.

    • #733195

      A rather crude but effective way to solve your problem would be to simply create two rules. One for each person.

    • #733196

      confusedThe default on my version comes up as OR.

      • #733208

        Are you runing 2003 ?

        It seems to me that this changed from 2002 to 2003 ?!

        Regards

        –alex

        • #733249

          I am indeed running 2003. Since before I joined the Lounge, I feel obliged to explain whenever I am basing my advice on another software version (which is not the case here).

          Are we both starting from the same part of the Rules Wizard?

          • #733273

            Ok, I did some further testing and if I start from scratch it does work…. Howerver I had and still have a rule that does NOT work and quite frankly I have no idea why it behaves differently…

            But having a solution is good enough for the time being !

            Thanks

            –alex

            • #733316

              Transitioning Rules from one version of Outlook has been a problem from Outlook version to the next for quite some time. Outlook has a good set of options on formatting/highlighting, but many users who have a choice stay with other mail clients because the Rules have (historically) filled their needs better.

              Glad to hear that you now have something workable.

            • #733317

              Transitioning Rules from one version of Outlook has been a problem from Outlook version to the next for quite some time. Outlook has a good set of options on formatting/highlighting, but many users who have a choice stay with other mail clients because the Rules have (historically) filled their needs better.

              Glad to hear that you now have something workable.

          • #733274

            Ok, I did some further testing and if I start from scratch it does work…. Howerver I had and still have a rule that does NOT work and quite frankly I have no idea why it behaves differently…

            But having a solution is good enough for the time being !

            Thanks

            –alex

        • #733250

          I am indeed running 2003. Since before I joined the Lounge, I feel obliged to explain whenever I am basing my advice on another software version (which is not the case here).

          Are we both starting from the same part of the Rules Wizard?

        • #733314

          The “ororor …”[/i] capability is in OL 2000.

        • #733315

          The “ororor …”[/i] capability is in OL 2000.

      • #733209

        Are you runing 2003 ?

        It seems to me that this changed from 2002 to 2003 ?!

        Regards

        –alex

    • #733197

      confusedThe default on my version comes up as OR.

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