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'Mark as Read' action for Outlook 2k

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by mjdove

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I'm using Win 98se & Office 2k SR1.
Outlook 2k is setup 'Internet Mail Only' since I connect to an ISP (this is my home office machine).
I send MANY eMails that I need to keep, so I have subfolders in the 'Sent Items' folder in Outlook.
I have a several rules that move a copy of sent eMails to the appropriate subfolder in 'Sent Items'. I also have the global rule "Save a copy of sent eMails in the 'Sent Items' folder" turned on, because I want to save a copy of EVERY eMail that I send.

So, here's what happens:
I send an eMail - a copy goes into the 'Sent Items' folder in the 'Marked as Read' state - then a copy is moved to the appropriate subfolder in the 'UnRead' state.

I would like to do 2 things:
1. Mark the subfolder copies 'as Read'
2. If, a copy is moved to a subfolder, delete it from the 'Sent Items' folder

Can I do these things?
How do I do these things?

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by shyl

You need to modify the "Sent Items" global rule by providing the exception cases which would be basically the same conditions of those rules which move your sent messages from the "Sent Items" folder to the appropriate subfolder so that you don't end up with duplicate messages in Sent Items. Also you should modify the various rules you've created to move sent emails to appropriate folders to directly work against the sent messages and not against items which gets moved to the "Sent Items" folder.
I have the exact kind of rules similar to your requirements set up in my mail box. So in case you need more assistance let me know and I can help you with that.

Good Luck

by mjdove

How can I modify the "Sent Items" global rule? It's an integral part of Outlook.
I tried to contact you directly, but apparently TechRepublic won't allow that . . .

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