It looks like microsoft.public.outlook is largely inactive so I'm reposting this here. I used to post in the SlipStick forum but this is my first posting here. I apologize if this isn't the right place for this inquiry.
I'd like to understand how Outlook 2010 Rules have improved over v2003.
Several years ago I found limitations in Outlook 2003 Rules. Outlook would behave weirdly and crash if there were too many rules. It also doesn't deal well with rules for non-standard headers. My solution was to create a series of VBA scripts that processed inbound emails against an external file of rules. Each rule in the file identifies a header, a condition, a value to match the condition, and the target folder when a match is made. Examples:
SenderEmailAddress|includes|linkedin.com|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Registered Sites\LinkedIn
List-Id|is|<foo.googlegroups.com>|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Lists\Active\Foo
X-Server-From|includes|zzz.org|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Lists\Active\ZZZ List
From|includes|zzzz.zzz|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Company1\Clients\ZZZZ
To|includes|sales@company2.com|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Company2\C2 Sales
Reply-To|includes|@yyy.com|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Lists\Inactive\YYY
A form is available in my toolbar which allows easy creation of these filters with a mail item and folder selected.
Prior to that processing, if an email matches an existing Contact, I have a path to the folder where emails from that contact should go. Example:
=MOVETO:\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Company2\Clients\ZZZZ=
Further, once the disposition of an email is determined, all non-essential headers are removed to help keep the size of my PST down.
So all of this sophisticated handling (yes, and much much more) is in Outlook 2003 VBA because Rules just didn't cut it. I have bypassed v2007 and am installing a new system with Outlook 2010.
My questions are:
1) Do I need to continue using my scripts to get this level of
filtering in Outlook 2010?
2) Is there a commercial "uber filter" out there?
3) Should I convert my filters into addins and sell them?
4) Is there a better forum/venue for these questions?
Thanks!!!
I'd like to understand how Outlook 2010 Rules have improved over v2003.
Several years ago I found limitations in Outlook 2003 Rules. Outlook would behave weirdly and crash if there were too many rules. It also doesn't deal well with rules for non-standard headers. My solution was to create a series of VBA scripts that processed inbound emails against an external file of rules. Each rule in the file identifies a header, a condition, a value to match the condition, and the target folder when a match is made. Examples:
SenderEmailAddress|includes|linkedin.com|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Registered Sites\LinkedIn
List-Id|is|<foo.googlegroups.com>|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Lists\Active\Foo
X-Server-From|includes|zzz.org|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Lists\Active\ZZZ List
From|includes|zzzz.zzz|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Company1\Clients\ZZZZ
To|includes|sales@company2.com|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Company2\C2 Sales
Reply-To|includes|@yyy.com|\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Lists\Inactive\YYY
A form is available in my toolbar which allows easy creation of these filters with a mail item and folder selected.
Prior to that processing, if an email matches an existing Contact, I have a path to the folder where emails from that contact should go. Example:
=MOVETO:\\Personal Folders\Inbox\Company2\Clients\ZZZZ=
Further, once the disposition of an email is determined, all non-essential headers are removed to help keep the size of my PST down.
So all of this sophisticated handling (yes, and much much more) is in Outlook 2003 VBA because Rules just didn't cut it. I have bypassed v2007 and am installing a new system with Outlook 2010.
My questions are:
1) Do I need to continue using my scripts to get this level of
filtering in Outlook 2010?
2) Is there a commercial "uber filter" out there?
3) Should I convert my filters into addins and sell them?

4) Is there a better forum/venue for these questions?
Thanks!!!