Multiple rules cause multiple emails

[Lewis]

I have this issue that's driving me nuts.

I'm running XP and Outlook 2003. I have basic rules that are in place to
move emails from my inbox to specific folders based upon sender. I also
have a custom rule for moving emails based upon certain phrases to another
folder. What's happening is that both rules are getting applied to the
same email, and I wind up with two copies of the email. One in the sender
specific folder, and another in the general catch folder. This happens
quite frequently, and is very annoying.

Question is how do I stop this? First off, the sender specific rule is on
top, and should be run first. After it is run, the second rule should not
run at all since it is last on the list, and additionally, the email is no
longer in my inbox. Yet somehow, it is running and I get two moves of the
same email, if such a thing were possible.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Lewis

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You need to add the "stop processing more rules" to your rules.

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After furious head scratching, Lewis asked:

| I have this issue that's driving me nuts.
|
| I'm running XP and Outlook 2003. I have basic rules that are in
| place to move emails from my inbox to specific folders based upon
| sender. I also have a custom rule for moving emails based upon
| certain phrases to another folder. What's happening is that both
| rules are getting applied to the same email, and I wind up with two
| copies of the email. One in the sender specific folder, and another
| in the general catch folder. This happens quite frequently, and is
| very annoying.
|
| Question is how do I stop this? First off, the sender specific rule
| is on top, and should be run first. After it is run, the second rule
| should not run at all since it is last on the list, and additionally,
| the email is no longer in my inbox. Yet somehow, it is running and I
| get two moves of the same email, if such a thing were possible.
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Lewis

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm running XP and Outlook 2003. I have basic rules that are in
place to move emails from my inbox to specific folders based upon
sender. I also have a custom rule for moving emails based upon
certain phrases to another folder. What's happening is that both
rules are getting applied to the same email, and I wind up with two
copies of the email.

Then add the "stop processing more rules" action to the rules.