Creating Mail Rule Exceptions

[Popey]

Hello

I am trying to create an "exception" rule in Windows Mail (Vista 64-bit).

In the old Outlook Express I was able to create a rule that basically went
along the lines of; Immediately delete all emails, except those addressed to
(my email address with correct prefix), so that spam mails addressed to any
old prefix before the @ sign were binned, except those with the correct
prefix of my email account.

In Windows Mail there seem to be no "except" options to the rules. In fact
the options available for Windows Mail rules seemed to be nowhere near as
many as in the old OE program.

How can I create an "except" rule in Windows Mail?

Thank you.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

It's been a while since I used OE, but I don't recall its ruleset
to be more capable than what is available in Windows Mail.
Regardless, you should be able to do what you want by having
two rules. The first would move all emails addressed to you to a
custom folder. The second rule would delete what is left.

The danger with that type of meat ax approach is that if anyone
sends you legitimate mail using BCC addressing, it will get deleted.
Instead of deleting, it would be safer to have the rule redirect
questionable mail to the Junk E-mail folder, since you need to
check that folder periodically for false positives anyway.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Hello

I am trying to create an "exception" rule in Windows Mail (Vista 64-bit).

In the old Outlook Express I was able to create a rule that basically went
along the lines of; Immediately delete all emails, except those addressed
to
(my email address with correct prefix), so that spam mails addressed to
any
old prefix before the @ sign were binned, except those with the correct
prefix of my email account.

In Windows Mail there seem to be no "except" options to the rules. In
fact
the options available for Windows Mail rules seemed to be nowhere near as
many as in the old OE program.

How can I create an "except" rule in Windows Mail?

Thank you.

It's the same as OE. Create a rule for your name in To or cc, click Options
and choose Does not contain.