OL98: A Rule with Many Names from the Address Book May Not Run

ID: Q235688

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 98

SYMPTOMS

A rule that tests for a large number of names (50 or more) from either the Personal Address Book (PAB), or the Global Address List (GAL), may not run for an item containing one of the names.

NOTE: This behavior is not exhibited if the names are from the Contacts folder.

RESOLUTION

Define multiple rules that contain fewer that 50 names each.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

A rule that tests for e-mail from a large number of names from the PAB or the GAL may not perform as expected. For example, if the rule is set to play a sound and to move the message to a folder, the sound may play but the message may not move.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug