Autoresponders fails to respond many times, why?

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I created 2 autoresponders in Outlook XP for an opt-in / opt-out mechanism.

The Rules Wizzard moves mail address to (e-mail address removed) to a special
folder, replies with plain text Outlook template (*.oft) and Stops
processing rules.

Same applies for (e-mail address removed) address.

The Rules Wizzard catches all opt-in / opt-out messages and moves them to
their special folder. BUT 4-6 out of 10, the appropiate autoresponse is NOT
being generated.

Setup:
5 accounts get checked.
14 email rules, some spread mails amongst several folders, some fight
spam using keywords, including Outlook's build-in Anti-Spam and Anti-Adult.
Outlook.pst is about 100MB located on my Win2K server (no Exchange).
Win2K + SP4, Office XP SMB, all updates, P4 2.8GHz, 512MB RAM.

Why are autoresponse messages not generated 4-6 out of 10 times?


TIA,
John7
 
John7 said:
I created 2 autoresponders in Outlook XP for an opt-in / opt-out mechanism.

The Rules Wizzard moves mail address to (e-mail address removed) to a special
folder, replies with plain text Outlook template (*.oft) and Stops
processing rules.

Same applies for (e-mail address removed) address.

The Rules Wizzard catches all opt-in / opt-out messages and moves them to
their special folder. BUT 4-6 out of 10, the appropiate autoresponse is NOT
being generated.

Setup:
5 accounts get checked.
14 email rules, some spread mails amongst several folders, some fight
spam using keywords, including Outlook's build-in Anti-Spam and Anti-Adult.
Outlook.pst is about 100MB located on my Win2K server (no Exchange).
Win2K + SP4, Office XP SMB, all updates, P4 2.8GHz, 512MB RAM.

Why are autoresponse messages not generated 4-6 out of 10 times?


TIA,
John7
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I found out what's wrong here ... actually, nothing !!!
I was testing the autoresponders by using two of my other accounts
sending messages frequently to my third account.

It appeares that responses are only sent once to the same recipient.
I assume this mechanism is by design to avoid mail loops.
Terminate and restart Outlook clears this mechanism once.

Hope this helps others to avoid this pittfall when testing autoresponders.

John7
 
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