Create a filter to show messages NOT FROM anyone in my contacts?

[Guest]

Just wondering if a method is available to filter my Outlook 2003 inbox
messages view to show messages FROM persons NOT on my contacts list/ address
book?

Perhaps just a switch to INVERT the available filter to view messages FROM
my contacts?

Any help would be fantastic!

Thanks,
-STU

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's what the Exceptions screen of the Rules Wizard is for. Set no conditions on this rule.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[mattarno]

hi - any updates for how to do this in OUTLOOK 2007?

I basically want to automatically highlight, or otherwise idicate when I receive a message from someone not already in my contacts lists (i'm using outlook exchange server), so I can put them in if I need to. It would prevent me 'missing' potential contacts.

so a formatting filter would work or rule to play a sound etc., flag or categorize the message as it arrives. the trouble I have with allocating rules and formatting is that I can't easily select everyone in my contacts list. I have tried manually select everyone (hundreds) but there appears to be a limit of a couple of dozen or so

let me know if this might be possible.

Matt