Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

I am using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Professional Edition. I get spammed with all these e-mails from our support system, which I don't have to do anything with, but I still monitor them. I have a rule setup to dump them into a folder, and then mark them as read. Is there a way, I can not have them set off the little envelope in the system tray? I don't want to turn off the feature all together, but when a message gets marked as read, clear the icon so to speak.

Does that make sense?

**madmatt** · January 27th, 2006

Have them filter into your Junk E-mail folder. That's what I do with emails from our mail gateway and Websense. Then I go through them and delete them.

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

Well, that's not really the problem. I have them go into a folder already. I just don't want that pesky envelope to distract me for messages I don't give a poop about. Does it not appear for items going into the Junk Folder via a rule?

**madmatt** · January 27th, 2006

No, that's why I have it setup this way.

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

*runs off to test*

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

seems to be working, thanks & reps mm

EDIT: have to spread around, I will and then come back to you

**madmatt** · January 27th, 2006

Forget everyone else.

Glad it works for you.

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

Originally Posted by madmatt

Forget everyone else.

Glad it works for you.

Me too, that's a cool trick.

Has it always worked that way, or is it new in Outlook 2003?

**madmatt** · January 27th, 2006

Outlook 2003 is the first version with the Junk E-mail folder.

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

wow, I've used it for way too long I forgot about that

*bows head in shame*

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

*rep given*

**Admiral Michael** · January 27th, 2006

I have a questiuon bout the mail notify sound.

Haven't tested it recently but before I had to create a rule to play a sound when I get an email, simply setting the Mail Notification sound event in windows didnt want to do it.

Any one else have this problem?

**kcnychief** · January 27th, 2006

I've never, I always get the little audible notice when I get a message....

However the Mail Notify within Windows should also do the trick, that doesn't work for you?

**Admiral Michael** · January 27th, 2006

It's the Mail Notify within Windows that didnt seem to work. Im going to disable the rule and give it a shot.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question I am using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Professional Edition. I get spammed with all these e-mails from our support system, which I don't have to do anything with, but I still monitor them. I have a rule setup to dump them into a folder, and then mark them as read. Is there a way, I can not have them set off the little envelope in the system tray? I don't want to turn off the feature all together, but when a message gets marked as read, clear the icon so to speak. Does that make sense? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question Have them filter into your Junk E-mail folder. That's what I do with emails from our mail gateway and Websense. Then I go through them and delete them.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question Well, that's not really the problem. I have them go into a folder already. I just don't want that pesky envelope to distract me for messages I don't give a poop about. Does it not appear for items going into the Junk Folder via a rule? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question No, that's why I have it setup this way.

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January 27th, 2006	Top \| #6
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question seems to be working, thanks & reps mm EDIT: have to spread around, I will and then come back to you XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question Forget everyone else. Glad it works for you.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question Originally Posted by madmatt Forget everyone else. Glad it works for you. Me too, that's a cool trick. Has it always worked that way, or is it new in Outlook 2003? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question Outlook 2003 is the first version with the Junk E-mail folder.

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question wow, I've used it for way too long I forgot about that bows head in shame XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question rep given XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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Admiral Michael Michaelsoft Systems CEO Joined: February 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Earth Posts: 3,125 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 2216 Power: 163	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question I have a questiuon bout the mail notify sound. Haven't tested it recently but before I had to create a rule to play a sound when I get an email, simply setting the Mail Notification sound event in windows didnt want to do it. Any one else have this problem? Apple MacBook Pro Intel Quad-Core i7 2GHz \| Corsair 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory \| WD 750GB 7200RPM Black Edition SATA Hard Drive \| Intel HD Graphics 3000/AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256MB GDDR5 \| 15.4" LED backlit glossy screen @ 1440x900 \| Dual Band Airport Wireless/Bluetooth \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Thunderbolt I/O \| Built-in Webcam \| Backlit Keyboard \| Firewire 800 \| DVDRW \| OS X Lion 10.7.1 My Site \| My DVD Collection \| Your Chevrolet Guy

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kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question I've never, I always get the little audible notice when I get a message.... However the Mail Notify within Windows should also do the trick, that doesn't work for you? XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

January 27th, 2006	Top \| #14
Admiral Michael Michaelsoft Systems CEO Joined: February 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Earth Posts: 3,125 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 2216 Power: 163	Re: Outlook 2003 Mail Notify Question It's the Mail Notify within Windows that didnt seem to work. Im going to disable the rule and give it a shot. Apple MacBook Pro Intel Quad-Core i7 2GHz \| Corsair 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory \| WD 750GB 7200RPM Black Edition SATA Hard Drive \| Intel HD Graphics 3000/AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256MB GDDR5 \| 15.4" LED backlit glossy screen @ 1440x900 \| Dual Band Airport Wireless/Bluetooth \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Thunderbolt I/O \| Built-in Webcam \| Backlit Keyboard \| Firewire 800 \| DVDRW \| OS X Lion 10.7.1 My Site \| My DVD Collection \| Your Chevrolet Guy

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