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I could fvckign kill someone at microsoft right now

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acemcmac

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Why are the rules in Office Outlook so weak? :| :| :|

Why is the most specific I can get in my handling of subject contents "Subject contains string"

I want subject to match "string*string* " where * is a wildcard!

Hell, I'd be happy with "Subject Starts With string"

I have never programmed in VB before... the only imperative driven languages I've ever really done are C++ and Java, so macros are out unless I want to learn VB.

How do you guys deal with the shortcomings?
 
Originally posted by: acemcmac
Why are the rules in Office Outlook so weak? :| :| :|

Why is the most specific I can get in my handling of subject contents "Subject contains string"

I want subject to match "string*string* " where * is a wildcard!

Hell, I'd be happy with "Subject Starts With string"

I have never programmed in VB before... the only imperative driven languages I've ever really done are C++ and Java, so macros are out unless I want to learn VB.

How do you guys deal with the shortcomings?
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I agree, I got so pissed with the Rules and Alerts that I just killed them all off and use Google desktop search if I need something.
 
Thunderbird FTW?

I briefly thought of going back to Outlook from Thunderbird as TB is a bit hoggish with my multitude of e-mails and there's a few quirks about Mozilla software in general that MS software doesn't have, but frankly I love the Search Folders and endless options that extensions offer.
 
Guys. Nothing works in a pure exchange environment other than Office Outlook. We aren't talking about POP/IMAP here, we're talking about caleandars, synchronized address books, active directory integration, etc. I have to use Office Outlook. I've been using thunderbird at home for years. It's not a choice here.
 
And if you are building a script, InStr(string, string) is still your friend. VB is easy of you do Java. Just another freaking lang.
 
Originally posted by: acemcmac
Why are the rules in Office Outlook so weak? :| :| :|

Why is the most specific I can get in my handling of subject contents "Subject contains string"

I want subject to match "string*string* " where * is a wildcard!

Hell, I'd be happy with "Subject Starts With string"

I have never programmed in VB before... the only imperative driven languages I've ever really done are C++ and Java, so macros are out unless I want to learn VB.

How do you guys deal with the shortcomings?
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RTFM... 😛
 
i like how you can't train the junk mail filter in outlook yourself, so that important messages from people on your domain are blocked and sent into your spam box. meanwhile, actual junk gets through.
 
Guess you aren't using outlook 2003, because it has that in it as far as I can tell. You don't need to use wildcards, just have to provide a list of words to look for.
 
Originally posted by: torpid
Guess you aren't using outlook 2003, because it has that in it as far as I can tell. You don't need to use wildcards, just have to provide a list of words to look for.
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OP, get your IT department to update your Exchange Server to the newest system.
 
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