When I use Outlook Express message rules for the Subject line containing the
specific word 'Read:' , and action 'move to the Read folder', this rule takes
no action.

However, another specfic word in the Subject line list, 'Read' works fine.

The only difference is one of the words ends with a colon and the other does
not. It seems that Outlook Express message rules cannot handle a "specific
word" in the subject line that ends in a colon. Is this true ?

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TeeVee wrote:
> When I use Outlook Express message rules for the Subject line containing
> the
> specific word 'Read:' , and action 'move to the Read folder', this rule
> takes no action.
>
> However, another specfic word in the Subject line list, 'Read' works fine.
>
> The only difference is one of the words ends with a colon and the other
> does
> not. It seems that Outlook Express message rules cannot handle a
> "specific
> word" in the subject line that ends in a colon. Is this true ?

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:45:00 -0700, TeeVee
<TeeVee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>When I use Outlook Express message rules for the Subject line containing the
>specific word 'Read:' , and action 'move to the Read folder', this rule takes
>no action.
>
>However, another specfic word in the Subject line list, 'Read' works fine.
>
>The only difference is one of the words ends with a colon and the other does
>not. It seems that Outlook Express message rules cannot handle a "specific
>word" in the subject line that ends in a colon. Is this true ?

What is clearly true is that your question does not belong here, but
in a group for OE. Notice this group is NOT for that, but for XP.

Ask elsewhere.