> Hi guys, I have a rule on Outlook that copies outgoing messages into
> my inbox. Since I switched my account to a hosted exchange server, the
> rule only works sometimes.
>
> This is my only rule and there doesn't seem to be any pattern about
> when/why/who the rule runs for.
>
> The outgoing email is still copied to my sent folder but only
> sometimes makes it to my inbox too.
>
> Any ideas how to fix this so the rule applies every time I send a
> message?
>
> Thanks in advance for advice,
> Jo

> Boppy <therealbo***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi guys, I have a rule on Outlook that copies outgoing messages into
> > my inbox. Since I switched my account to a hosted exchange server, the
> > rule only works sometimes.
>
> > This is my only rule and there doesn't seem to be any pattern about
> > when/why/who the rule runs for.
>
> > The outgoing email is still copied to my sent folder but only
> > sometimes makes it to my inbox too.
>
> > Any ideas how to fix this so the rule applies every time I send a
> > message?
>
> > Thanks in advance for advice,
> > Jo
>
> I suggest you post this in microsoft.public.outlook. However, I just have to
> ask - *why* do you copy an item you send to your inbox? This really makes no
> sense to me. You have it in Sent Items. And if you wanted a copy in your
> inbox for some reason (??) , you could CC or BCC yourself on the original
> message.

> On Feb 20, 3:00 am, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwe***@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
>> Boppy <therealbo***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hi guys, I have a rule on Outlook that copies outgoing messages into
>>> my inbox. Since I switched my account to a hosted exchange server,
>>> the rule only works sometimes.
>>
>>> This is my only rule and there doesn't seem to be any pattern about
>>> when/why/who the rule runs for.
>>
>>> The outgoing email is still copied to my sent folder but only
>>> sometimes makes it to my inbox too.
>>
>>> Any ideas how to fix this so the rule applies every time I send a
>>> message?
>>
>>> Thanks in advance for advice,
>>> Jo
>>
>> I suggest you post this in microsoft.public.outlook. However, I just
>> have to ask - *why* do you copy an item you send to your inbox? This
>> really makes no sense to me. You have it in Sent Items. And if you
>> wanted a copy in your inbox for some reason (??) , you could CC or
>> BCC yourself on the original message.
>
> Posted this here because the problem arose when I started using
> Exchange. And the rule mightn't make sense to you but is necessary to
> me - I can file the incoming and outgoing messages in the relevant
> folders without having to go into the sent folder to get the outgoing
> one and file it separately.