Rules do not move message, they copy, How to stop this?

[J]

Tuesday afternoon

I use 9 rules to put messages where I want them, don't ya know.

ALL rules are set to MOVE the message not copy.

I get messages from 8 groups, some from Yahoo, and some others.

Problem:

a message comes from a one of the groups

the first message filter parses the SUBJECT and copies the message to a designated folder

another filter parses the FROM ADDRESS and copies it to a different designated folder

For one email list the message is copied 4 times.

I do not want to copy message. I want to move them.

I have moved the filters up/down, no difference.

Any thoughts?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

To each rule's actions, add the "stop processing" action so that each message is processed by a maximum of one rule.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[Brian Tillman]

a message comes from a one of the groups

the first message filter parses the SUBJECT and copies the message to
a designated folder

another filter parses the FROM ADDRESS and copies it to a different
designated folder

For one email list the message is copied 4 times.

I do not want to copy message. I want to move them.

Add the "stop processing more rules" action to each rule that moves
something if you don't want subsequent rules to also act upon the message.

 

[J]

Thank you all for this.

a message comes from a one of the groups

the first message filter parses the SUBJECT and copies the message to
a designated folder

another filter parses the FROM ADDRESS and copies it to a different
designated folder

For one email list the message is copied 4 times.

I do not want to copy message. I want to move them.

Add the "stop processing more rules" action to each rule that moves
something if you don't want subsequent rules to also act upon the message.