Tired of paging through the GUI, trying to find just which rule is (mis)handling those emails?
Here's how to get the "code" for the rules, as text:
Use OWA - something like this, modified for your realm:
https://outlook.office.com/owa/?realm=YOUR-REALM-HERE&path=/options/inboxrulesManual navigation (if the above URL doesn't work):
- InBox Rules (under Options > Mail > Automatic Processing - or use Help)
- At page bottom: "click here to generate a diagnostic report"
The file most people will be interested in, is "InBoxRules.txt"; here are some highlights from one:
- Name="the name you gave your rule"
- ExecutionSequence="101" <-- important; rules are executed in order
- StateFlags="Enabled, ExitAfterExecution" <-- no further rules will be used
- <Restriction
- SubType="RecipientRestriction" <-- this rule is based on recipient
- <Action…
- Type="OP_MOVE"
- FolderName="Deleted Items" <-- and the action is to delete the msg
Notes:
- An XML browser helps a lot; I use BBEdit.
- Yes; this is read-only - you do have to go back to the GUI to make any changes.
- Since this web UI shows the contents of rules as text, it may be enough to use it directly (ex: using the browser's "Find" function) - with the added benefit of being able to make any desired changes directly. It is however, necessary to click through each rule, to see the full definition...
- My previous post may also be helpful: How-To recover / export Outlook for Mac "Smart Folder" AKA "Saved Search" configs
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