Comments on: My Outlook Is Overcrowded http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/ Mid-life crisis, motherhood and martinis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:47:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86967 Venomous Kate Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:58:03 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86967 That's kind of what I'm trying to do, too. I've got all of the rules working just fine except for the comments coming from here. For some reason I keep getting duplicates of them. I've added the "stop processing" thing suggested on one site, but it keeps happening. It's driving me nuts. NUTS, I tell ya! That’s kind of what I’m trying to do, too. I’ve got all of the rules working just fine except for the comments coming from here. For some reason I keep getting duplicates of them. I’ve added the “stop processing” thing suggested on one site, but it keeps happening.

It’s driving me nuts. NUTS, I tell ya!

]]> By: Teresa http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86964 Teresa Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:14:53 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86964 Say I download my gmail to my Outlook (yes I do this) a certain set of people I want to go to a different inbox. Soooo, I have to say: all gmail email goes to the gmail folder EXCEPT if it's from... and list those who go to a different folder. That's the only way I've found to do it. Even if you list the other rule before the gmail rule. But if you put the exception into the original rule, you'll cut out the dupes. A PITA - but it works. Drat - nearly forgot to add - that sometimes the order of the rules does matter and that might be causing you a problem with the folders the messages end up in... (apparently I'm having trouble typing after 2 glasses of wine. ha!) Say I download my gmail to my Outlook (yes I do this) a certain set of people I want to go to a different inbox. Soooo, I have to say: all gmail email goes to the gmail folder EXCEPT if it’s from… and list those who go to a different folder. That’s the only way I’ve found to do it. Even if you list the other rule before the gmail rule. But if you put the exception into the original rule, you’ll cut out the dupes. A PITA – but it works.

Drat – nearly forgot to add – that sometimes the order of the rules does matter and that might be causing you a problem with the folders the messages end up in…

(apparently I’m having trouble typing after 2 glasses of wine. ha!)

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86943 Venomous Kate Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:19:28 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86943 Well, aside from still getting duplicates and the way Outlook doesn't always process my rules sending different stuff into different folders, I've at least figured it out sufficiently to read email and respond. I never could get Thunderbird to work correctly for me in the past, but I see they've revamped it. Maybe I'll give it a try over the weekend -- after my brain recovers from this last effort. I hate change. Well, aside from still getting duplicates and the way Outlook doesn’t always process my rules sending different stuff into different folders, I’ve at least figured it out sufficiently to read email and respond.

I never could get Thunderbird to work correctly for me in the past, but I see they’ve revamped it. Maybe I’ll give it a try over the weekend — after my brain recovers from this last effort.

I hate change.

]]> By: Teresa http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86914 Teresa Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:19:05 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86914 My biggest problem with Thunderbird (unless they've fixed it) is the annoying habit it had of adding any text attachment to the end of an email whenever I tried to reply. This is really really bad if you have a LARGE .txt attachment. The only way I could get it to quit was to create a new email or delete the attachment. Sheesh. (this was a huge problem with my work email not personal email) I use Cloudmark with my Outlook for Spam. Yeah, I had to pay for it - but so far it's worked well. Then again I would be willing to bet I get far less spam than you do Kate. I never did figure out Thunderbird's spam filter - I couldn't make it work for me even though so many praised it to the skies. *sigh* But so far Cloudmark has made my life much easier. (knock wood) My biggest problem with Thunderbird (unless they’ve fixed it) is the annoying habit it had of adding any text attachment to the end of an email whenever I tried to reply. This is really really bad if you have a LARGE .txt attachment. The only way I could get it to quit was to create a new email or delete the attachment. Sheesh. (this was a huge problem with my work email not personal email)

I use Cloudmark with my Outlook for Spam. Yeah, I had to pay for it – but so far it’s worked well. Then again I would be willing to bet I get far less spam than you do Kate. I never did figure out Thunderbird’s spam filter – I couldn’t make it work for me even though so many praised it to the skies. *sigh* But so far Cloudmark has made my life much easier. (knock wood)

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86861 Lincoln Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:28:09 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86861 Well the geek girls at my old alma mater thought it was sexy, so nyah. :P Well the geek girls at my old alma mater thought it was sexy, so nyah. :P

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86858 Venomous Kate Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:33:24 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86858 Odd, I don't recall ever being turned on simply because a guy had installed Eudora. Doom, yes. Eudora, nah. Odd, I don’t recall ever being turned on simply because a guy had installed Eudora.

Doom, yes. Eudora, nah.

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86857 Lincoln Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:37:00 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86857 Actually, 2000 does that for me just fine as well. I miss the days when Pegasus E-Mail was hot and Eudora made all the women want you for being so cool. :) Actually, 2000 does that for me just fine as well.

I miss the days when Pegasus E-Mail was hot and Eudora made all the women want you for being so cool. :)

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86856 Venomous Kate Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:25:49 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86856 I made the switch because I like my mail to get automatically sorted into different folders, which Gmail doesn't do. (And I don't consider all that filter application crap to really be that efficient.) I'd hoped Outlook's Junk Mail filters would be of some use, but I'm really beginning to wonder. May have to check out Thunderbird. I made the switch because I like my mail to get automatically sorted into different folders, which Gmail doesn’t do. (And I don’t consider all that filter application crap to really be that efficient.) I’d hoped Outlook’s Junk Mail filters would be of some use, but I’m really beginning to wonder.

May have to check out Thunderbird.

]]> By: Lincoln http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86855 Lincoln Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:18:56 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86855 Oh hell I'm still using Outlook <strong>2000</strong>! It's hard to believe I've been using it for 7 years and still don't have any compelling need to upgrade. I guess when the time finally comes I'll simply zip my outlook archives into one megafile and start afresh with a new email client, like Thunderbird. :D Oh hell I’m still using Outlook 2000! It’s hard to believe I’ve been using it for 7 years and still don’t have any compelling need to upgrade. I guess when the time finally comes I’ll simply zip my outlook archives into one megafile and start afresh with a new email client, like Thunderbird. :D

]]> By: Venomous Kate http://www.electricvenom.com/technology-bites/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/comment-page-1/#comment-86854 Venomous Kate Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:12:42 +0000 http://www.electricvenom.com/2008/02/11/my-outlook-is-overcrowded/#comment-86854 Well, my wrist and left index finger certainly didn't feel like it was "easy". Glad to have my feeds out of there, though. I've finally figured out how to minimize the Microsoft Ribbon. Hate that thing! Now if I could just get it to actually process my "rules" reliably. *sigh* Well, my wrist and left index finger certainly didn’t feel like it was “easy”. Glad to have my feeds out of there, though.

I’ve finally figured out how to minimize the Microsoft Ribbon. Hate that thing! Now if I could just get it to actually process my “rules” reliably. *sigh*

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