Why is this rule recommended?

I have given all of my users a rule that specifies "if you receive a message
with a category of "miscellaneous" display Popup Message in the new item
alert window and mark it as "low importance. This rule no longer works
because of the new "clear categories" rule and because the default categories
from previous versions of Outlook no longer exist. I would rather not have
to ask 300 users to uncheck the "clear categories" rule and modify the other
rule to add a category that no longer exists. Is there any other way to do
this?

You can use Group Policies to modify the changed category behavior in
Outlook 2007.
For more on policies see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/policies.htm

The behavior has changed because in Outlook 2007 categories play a more
prominent role. Also because of the personalized nature of sorting your mail
by category, receiving mails with exotic categories could mess up your
sorting methods. The newly introduced rule will steer clear from that.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
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"Michael S. Wall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CD4067B6-1141-47F8-921E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Why is this rule recommended?
>
> I have given all of my users a rule that specifies "if you receive a
> message
> with a category of "miscellaneous" display Popup Message in the new item
> alert window and mark it as "low importance. This rule no longer works
> because of the new "clear categories" rule and because the default
> categories
> from previous versions of Outlook no longer exist. I would rather not
> have
> to ask 300 users to uncheck the "clear categories" rule and modify the
> other
> rule to add a category that no longer exists. Is there any other way to
> do
> this?

I have the Office 2007 policies loaded. What policy governs this behavior?
I don't see anything related to categories.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> You can use Group Policies to modify the changed category behavior in
> Outlook 2007.
> For more on policies see;
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/policies.htm
>
> The behavior has changed because in Outlook 2007 categories play a more
> prominent role. Also because of the personalized nature of sorting your mail
> by category, receiving mails with exotic categories could mess up your
> sorting methods. The newly introduced rule will steer clear from that.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "Michael S. Wall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:CD4067B6-1141-47F8-921E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Why is this rule recommended?
> >
> > I have given all of my users a rule that specifies "if you receive a
> > message
> > with a category of "miscellaneous" display Popup Message in the new item
> > alert window and mark it as "low importance. This rule no longer works
> > because of the new "clear categories" rule and because the default
> > categories
> > from previous versions of Outlook no longer exist. I would rather not
> > have
> > to ask 300 users to uncheck the "clear categories" rule and modify the
> > other
> > rule to add a category that no longer exists. Is there any other way to
> > do
> > this?
>

It's in the Miscellaneous section; Managing categories...

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"Michael S. Wall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news6159FE3-586E-42AD-B40C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have the Office 2007 policies loaded. What policy governs this behavior?
> I don't see anything related to categories.
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You can use Group Policies to modify the changed category behavior in
>> Outlook 2007.
>> For more on policies see;
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/policies.htm
>>
>> The behavior has changed because in Outlook 2007 categories play a more
>> prominent role. Also because of the personalized nature of sorting your
>> mail
>> by category, receiving mails with exotic categories could mess up your
>> sorting methods. The newly introduced rule will steer clear from that.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
>> -----
>>
>> "Michael S. Wall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:CD4067B6-1141-47F8-921E-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Why is this rule recommended?
>> >
>> > I have given all of my users a rule that specifies "if you receive a
>> > message
>> > with a category of "miscellaneous" display Popup Message in the new
>> > item
>> > alert window and mark it as "low importance. This rule no longer
>> > works
>> > because of the new "clear categories" rule and because the default
>> > categories
>> > from previous versions of Outlook no longer exist. I would rather not
>> > have
>> > to ask 300 users to uncheck the "clear categories" rule and modify the
>> > other
>> > rule to add a category that no longer exists. Is there any other way
>> > to
>> > do
>> > this?
>>