MS Outlook Rule to move messages and mark them as read

Dear trower,

Check this

http://www.slipstick.com/addins/gallery/index.htm#markread


Thanks,
Sunray

Thanks for that. From what I found I have cobbled together a Script (below). I have this on a button at the moment, is there a way to make this into a Rule or something else that runs automatically ?

Thanks
Paul

Sub readanddelete()
Set myNameSpace = Application.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myFolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
Set myItems = myFolder.Items
Set myFolder1 = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderDeletedItems)
Set myItems = myFolder.Items
For Each myMail In myItems
If InStr(1, myMail.Subject, "SPAM:") > 0 Then
        If myMail.UnRead = True Then
        myMail.UnRead = False
        End If
    myMail.Move myFolder1
ElseIf InStr(1, myMail.Subject, "WARNING.") > 0 Then
        If myMail.UnRead = True Then
        myMail.UnRead = False
        End If
    myMail.Move myFolder1
End If
Next
End Sub

How did you setup your rule? I just made a rule like so:

1.) Start from a blank rule
              Select = Check messages when they arrive.
2.) Which condition(s) do you want to check
              Select = With specific words in the subject
3.) What do you want to do with the message(s)
              Select = Mark as read
              Select = Move it to the specified folder


That worked for me both with the moving and marking as read.

Will Scarlet7

That is exactly what I did !! Are you using version 2002 ? Are you moving them to the deleted folder ?

In the Rules Wizard there is an option to run a script - does anyone know where you have to store those scripts and what they need to be written in ?

Cheers
Paul

Hi Paul,

I am using version 2002 with a PST. Are you using an Exchange server os a pst file?

you could check out this utility:

http://www.realpopup.it/realaccount/rahowitworks.html

It has a function to set all email in a specific folder as read. Not sure if you want all the email in your deleted items folder ars read of if there are some that should be left as un-read, but it is supposed to be able to set it per folder.

Hope it is a help!

will_scarlet7