Stop processing more rules???

Could some kind person please explain the purpose of the words "Stop
processing more rules" in a message rule?

TIA



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So the message is not acted upon by another rule.
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Could some kind person please explain the purpose of the words
"Stop
processing more rules" in a message rule?

TIA



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"Martyn B Tindall" wrote in message
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Could some kind person please explain the purpose of the words "Stop
processing more rules" in a message rule?

TIA



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Martyn Tindall
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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An example might help you to understand. I have a message rule which says
that if the subject line contains certain people (those in my family, close
friends, no others) then move the email to a box I named "invited." Nothing
mysterious, just a folder that is not the regular inbox. You can create as
many folders as you like, and I have that one and one for ebay in addition
to the normal folders. I also stipulate in this message rule to "stop
processing more rules." That's so that anything that comes specifically
from those I really DO want to hear from gets placed in the "invited"
folder. If that stipulation were not present, then certain words that are
contained in those emails from family or friends (say, spam words like
viagra or loan or any of a list of hundreds that are in another message
rule) would kick those emails into the deleted box. In other words, a spam
rule would act in addition to the first rule. That's why OE gives you the
option of saying, "Do this and no other." Hope this helps. J

On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:24:19 -0500, "JeffG" wrote:


"Martyn B Tindall" wrote in message
...
Could some kind person please explain the purpose of the words "Stop
processing more rules" in a message rule?

TIA



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Martyn Tindall
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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An example might help you to understand. I have a message rule which says
that if the subject line contains certain people (those in my family, close
friends, no others) then move the email to a box I named "invited." Nothing
mysterious, just a folder that is not the regular inbox. You can create as
many folders as you like, and I have that one and one for ebay in addition
to the normal folders. I also stipulate in this message rule to "stop
processing more rules." That's so that anything that comes specifically
from those I really DO want to hear from gets placed in the "invited"
folder. If that stipulation were not present, then certain words that are
contained in those emails from family or friends (say, spam words like
viagra or loan or any of a list of hundreds that are in another message
rule) would kick those emails into the deleted box. In other words, a spam
rule would act in addition to the first rule. That's why OE gives you the
option of saying, "Do this and no other." Hope this helps. J


Thanks. I was thinking along those lines, but wanted to be sure...



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Martyn Tindall
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:24:19 -0500, "JeffG" wrote:


"Martyn B Tindall" wrote in message
...
Could some kind person please explain the purpose of the words "Stop
processing more rules" in a message rule?

TIA



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Martyn Tindall
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

(To reply, please remove "spamfree.".)

An example might help you to understand. I have a message rule which says
that if the subject line contains certain people (those in my family, close
friends, no others) then move the email to a box I named "invited." Nothing
mysterious, just a folder that is not the regular inbox. You can create as
many folders as you like, and I have that one and one for ebay in addition
to the normal folders. I also stipulate in this message rule to "stop
processing more rules." That's so that anything that comes specifically
from those I really DO want to hear from gets placed in the "invited"
folder. If that stipulation were not present, then certain words that are
contained in those emails from family or friends (say, spam words like
viagra or loan or any of a list of hundreds that are in another message
rule) would kick those emails into the deleted box. In other words, a spam
rule would act in addition to the first rule. That's why OE gives you the
option of saying, "Do this and no other." Hope this helps. J


Sorry, I don't seem to have got round to thanking you for this!

Martyn



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Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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