Is it just with Outlook 2007 that rules applied to MSN accounts wont
automatically run? It was doing it for me before I upgraded to 2007. I just
read in another post that it has something to do with my msn accounts being
MAPI and not POP? Anyone know why that makes a difference? Secondly, is it
possible to create a rule to pull all my msn mail into a folder in outlook,
and run rules so that they automatically run on that folder? Thus
circumventing the whole MSN thingy? Is there a difference between MSN
premium accounts and hotmail free accounts? And again does that make a
difference? Or am I just SOL at getting auto rules to work with MSN accounts?

> Is it just with Outlook 2007 that rules applied to MSN accounts wont
> automatically run? It was doing it for me before I upgraded to 2007.
No, that has never been supported.

> I just
> read in another post that it has something to do with my msn accounts
> being
> MAPI and not POP? Anyone know why that makes a difference?
Legacy accounts offered POP3 access. MSN accounts are now (read: since many
years) accessed via a HTTP account or the Outlook Connector. Outlook does
not support rules on those account types.

> Secondly, is it
> possible to create a rule to pull all my msn mail into a folder in
> outlook,
> and run rules so that they automatically run on that folder? Thus
> circumventing the whole MSN thingy?
No, unless you use a 3rd party tool that emulates behavior of an MSN account
like a POP3 account.

> Is there a difference between MSN
> premium accounts and hotmail free accounts?
Yes, mailbox and attachment size, sync support for Calendar, and some other
benefits but nothing when it comes to rules.

> Or am I just SOL at getting auto rules to work with MSN accounts?
You must create the rules in the Live Hotmail web interface. Basically
setting rules is a set-it-and-forget-it kind of thing. It's not like you're
changing your rules on a daily basis, right? ;-)

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"OneLuv" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is it just with Outlook 2007 that rules applied to MSN accounts wont
> automatically run? It was doing it for me before I upgraded to 2007. I
> just
> read in another post that it has something to do with my msn accounts
> being
> MAPI and not POP? Anyone know why that makes a difference? Secondly, is
> it
> possible to create a rule to pull all my msn mail into a folder in
> outlook,
> and run rules so that they automatically run on that folder? Thus
> circumventing the whole MSN thingy? Is there a difference between MSN
> premium accounts and hotmail free accounts? And again does that make a
> difference? Or am I just SOL at getting auto rules to work with MSN
> accounts?