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11-03-2009, 06:50 PM | #1 |
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what does "On this machine only" outlook rule means?
I am trying to have my rules run in the exchange server and not only locally
in my out look box, reason being that I want it to run even though if I do not turn on my lap top. How do I do that ? Does the option "On This Machine Only" mean anything, if I uncheck this option will it help? Sponsored Links |
11-03-2009, 07:50 PM | #2 |
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Re: what does "On this machine only" outlook rule means?
If that option is selected it is a client-only rule meaning that it cannot
run on the server. Whether you can uncheck it depends on the rule conditions and actions that you have configured for that rule. -- Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook] Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.howto-outlook.com/ Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more http://www.msoutlook.info/ Real World Questions, Real World Answers ----- "Kian Fatt, Ting" <Kian Fatt, Ting@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F3766459-7D99-4ECF-8EBE-0F569B1E95F8@microsoft.com... > I am trying to have my rules run in the exchange server and not only > locally > in my out look box, reason being that I want it to run even though if I do > not turn on my lap top. How do I do that ? > > Does the option "On This Machine Only" mean anything, if I uncheck this > option will it help? |
11-03-2009, 10:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: what does "On this machine only" outlook rule means?
Kian Fatt, Ting wrote:
> I am trying to have my rules run in the exchange server and not only locally > in my out look box, reason being that I want it to run even though if I do > not turn on my lap top. How do I do that ? > > Does the option "On This Machine Only" mean anything, if I uncheck this > option will it help? If roaming profiles are enabled in your domain, you can log onto other hosts using your domain's login credentials and run applications from there. That means you could load Outlook on another host and see your Exchange mailbox while using that other workstation. It also means you will be polluting that other host with a user profile (so you can log onto it) along with some data files. If you are allowed to roam in your domain, you also get to choose if your rules defined in the instance of Outlook on your personal workstation will also work when you log onto a different workstation. Rules can be client-side or server-side. If client-side, they are stored on your current host and are only known by the instance of Outlook that is running there. When you go to another host to login there, that instance of Outlook won't know about your client-side rules defined in a separate instance of Outlook on your previous host. However, if you define server-side rules then they are available no matter to which workstation your roam - plus they will get executed when e-mail arrives into your Exchange mailbox rather than having to wait to run the client-side rules when you start Outlook and do a mail poll using it. Alas, there is a limit to how many server-side rules you can define based on how many bytes they occupy. In the past, the limit in Exchange for server-side rules per mailbox was 35KB. That means the total number of bytes occupied by your server-side rules cannot exceed 35KB in size. To that end, you might need to shorten your rules, like specifying a distro list of senders in your rules rather than specify each one in your rule, or checking the flow of your rules to see if you can eliminate some or combine their effects into a single rule. Server-side rules get executed whether you have Outlook running or not. They are ran on the server against any new incoming e-mails as they are delivered into your mailbox. If roaming profiles is allowed in your domain, those same rules are available in Outlook on each workstation where you login. There is a limit to how many (in total size) server- side rules you can define. If you are not using Exchange then the "on this machine only" clause is superfluous since all your rules are client-side rules. There might also be reasons why you don't want the automatic execution of rules on the server so you force them to be client-side rules so they run only when you happen to load Outlook and when it next performs a mail poll to retrieve new messages. |
11-04-2009, 08:50 AM | #4 |
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RE: what does "On this machine only" outlook rule means?
Sponsored Links Yes, it does. According to several places, the rule set to "On this machine
only" will fire only when this machine is being used. Other rules will fire for all machines, so turn off that option. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291608 Jack Vinson "Kian Fatt, Ting" wrote: > I am trying to have my rules run in the exchange server and not only locally > in my out look box, reason being that I want it to run even though if I do > not turn on my lap top. How do I do that ? > > Does the option "On This Machine Only" mean anything, if I uncheck this > option will it help? Sponsored Links |
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