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Rules - how to use wildcard for email?I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder abc.
the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for wildcard? What version of Outlook are you using? If you just do a search for that
string in the FROM field or perhaps Internet Header you might get the results you're looking for. -- Show quoteHide quote-Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Christine" <cent***@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message news:guaq5b$5g0$1@reader01.singnet.com.sg: > I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder abc. > > the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for wildcard? Version is Microsoft Outlook 2003.
I am doing 'Tools'- 'Rules & Alerts' setting Show quoteHide quote "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" <b***@bogusaddress.mvp> wrote in message news:edriSSs0JHA.5924@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > What version of Outlook are you using? If you just do a search for that > string in the FROM field or perhaps Internet Header you might get the > results you're looking for. > > -- > -Ben- > Ben M. Schorr, MVP > Roland Schorr & Tower > http://www.rolandschorr.com > http://www.officeforlawyers.com > Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: > http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q > > > > "Christine" <cent***@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message > news:guaq5b$5g0$1@reader01.singnet.com.sg: > >> I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder abc. >> >> the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for wildcard? > Create your rule to move messages with certain words in the sender's
address then just specify the domain name without any wildcard or the "@" sign. -- Show quoteHide quote-Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP Roland Schorr & Tower http://www.rolandschorr.com http://www.officeforlawyers.com Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q "Christine" <cent***@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message news:guavc4$f8j$1@mawar.singnet.com.sg: > Version is Microsoft Outlook 2003. > > I am doing 'Tools'- 'Rules & Alerts' setting > > > "Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)" <b***@bogusaddress.mvp> wrote in message > news:edriSSs0JHA.5924@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > What version of Outlook are you using? If you just do a search for that > > string in the FROM field or perhaps Internet Header you might get the > > results you're looking for. > > > > -- > > -Ben- > > Ben M. Schorr, MVP > > Roland Schorr & Tower > > http://www.rolandschorr.com > > http://www.officeforlawyers.com > > Author - The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook 2007: > > http://tinyurl.com/5m3f5q > > > > > > > > "Christine" <cent***@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message > > news:guaq5b$5g0$1@reader01.singnet.com.sg: > > > > >> I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder abc. > >> > >> the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for wildcard? > > > Christine wrote:
> I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder abc. Why do you need to wildcard the username portion of the e-mail address?> > the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for wildcard? You don't care what it is. Just specify the domain ("@abc.com.sg"). It doesn't allow me to specify domain, just email address.
can version 2003 do this? Plse show me step by step. Thanks Show quoteHide quote "VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message news:gub606$edr$1@news.motzarella.org... > Christine wrote: > >> I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder abc. >> >> the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for wildcard? > > Why do you need to wildcard the username portion of the e-mail address? > You don't care what it is. Just specify the domain ("@abc.com.sg"). Christine wrote:
Show quoteHide quote > VanguardLH wrote ... What is "it" that won't allow you to specify a domain? What is the>> >> Christine wrote: >> >>> I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder >>> abc. the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for >>> wildcard? >> >> Why do you need to wildcard the username portion of the e-mail >> address? You don't care what it is. Just specify the domain >> ("@abc.com.sg"). > > It doesn't allow me to specify domain, just email address. can > version 2003 do this? Plse show me step by step. rule that you currently have defined? If including the "@" sign triggers the wizard to require a username, what happens when you omit the "@" (as Ben mentioned)? "Christine" <cent***@singnet.com.sg> wrote in message Outlook doesn't have wildcards. Use the "with specific words in the sender's news:guaq5b$5g0$1@reader01.singnet.com.sg... >I need to move all emails from anyone with *@abc.com.sg to folder abc. > > the '*' doesn't seem to work. what is the symbol for wildcard? address" condition and specify "abc.com.sg" as trhe specific words. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] 
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