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I want to filter all mail whose subject starts with [SomeWord], so I wonder is it possible using regular expression(such as ^\[SomeWord\]) for inbox rule of outlook.
I'm using outlook web aceess, not outlook client.
Kane
Posted 2010-12-09T14:34:04.647
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I'm sorry but currently Outlook rules (up to Outlook 2016) don't support regular expressions.
The current way rules work, are that they can look for [SomeWord] in any place in the subject, but you can't force it so that it only happens as the first word.
Luis Alberto Barandiaran
Posted 2010-12-09T14:34:04.647
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There is a Stack Overflow question which has some solutions for doing this.
– yeedl – 2011-05-02T01:11:07.6975"^[SomeWord]" is not the regular expression you are looking for </jedimindtrick> – Jürgen A. Erhard – 2010-12-09T15:18:46.803
@jae, thanks for pointing out the wrong usage of sample regular expression. Not sure what "jedimindtrick" means, will google it. :) – Kane – 2010-12-09T15:33:53.327
it's a Star Wars reference http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?JediMindTrick
– Nifle – 2010-12-09T18:21:41.073