I have many rules enabled in my Outlook 2007, many rules fail and get disabled this creates a mess in my inbox. Is it possible for me automatically enable rule after it fails due to an offending email ?
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Have you upgraded to Outlook 2007 from a previous version ?
If so, you might need to recreate the rules that fail.
The following Microsoft article states that there is a limit on the total textual length of
the rules, which might be as low as 32 KB. If you have many long rules, you could be hitting this limit :
Some rules are disabled, and you receive an error message when you try to enable them after you upgrade to Outlook 2010, to Outlook 2007, or to Outlook 2003
The article Troubleshoot rules also says :
If you see the word "failed" in the name of your rule, it means that Outlook was unable to successfully import your entire rule. The most common cause of import failure is that the rule is too complex; for example, it has too many conditions. You should examine and manually modify these rules.
Another article explains why a rule that forwards mail to the Internet may fail if you are connecting to an Exchange server.
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