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Save Message InboxRULES Action 2.10 - Outlook Add-On

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Save Message InboxRULES Action - Outlook Add-On

Save Message InboxRULES Action - Outlook Add-On

Heinz Tschabitscher

The Bottom Line

Save Message InboxRULES Action is a near-perfect solution for saving messages and attachments automatically and flexibly from Outlook to disk using Outlook's native rules engine or plugging right into Exchange Server. More saving format choices (notably PDF) might be nice.
Pros
  • Save Message InboxRULES Action saves messages and attachments to disk automatically
  • Output format (native, plain text, HTML, RTF) and file name as well as headers can be set flexibly
  • Save Message InboxRULES Action can delete attachments after saving, run program on saved data
Cons
  • Save Message InboxRULES Action could offer more output formats (PDF, for example)

Description

  • Save Message InboxRULES Action saves messages and attachments to disk.
  • As a custom action, Save Message InboxRULES Action plugs into regular Outlook rules.
  • It is also possible to run Save Message InboxRULES Action at the Exchange server level.
  • Save Message InboxRULES Action saves messages in plain text, HTML, RTF or native format.
  • Header information added to the saved message body can be customized.
  • Save Message InboxRULES Action lets you construct file paths and names using countless parameters.
  • Saved attachments can be deleted from messages automatically.
  • Save Message InboxRULES Action can run an external program on saved data automatically.
  • Save Message InboxRULES Action supports Outlook 97+ and Exchange Server 5.x/2000/3.

Guide Review - Save Message InboxRULES Action 2.10 - Outlook Add-On

Outlook's rules engine allows for flexible and powerful filters, but it cannot do everything. It can, however, be expanded. This is where Save Message InboxRULES Action plugs into play.

Working as a custom action in any Outlook rule, Save Message InboxRULES Action saves messages and attachments to folders with great versatility. Alternatively, Save Message InboxRULES Action can also plug into Exchange to do the saving right at the server.

You can choose between a number of output formats for the message text — plain text, HTML, RTF, original or native — and set which headers you want included in a flexible manner. Path and file name of the saved message can be constructed using numerous parameters taken from message and Outlook (the mailbox, for example, or the subject).

In like manner, Save Message InboxRULES Action extracts and saves attached files. It can automatically delete the attachments after saving them and add shortcuts or links to the file on disk. In addition to all this, Save Message InboxRULES Action can run external programs on saved data (both messages and attachments).

Setting up Save Message InboxRULES Action could be a bit smoother maybe, and additional output formats — PDF including all attachments, for example — would not hurt, but all in all Save Message InboxRULES Action is a to-the-point solution for an oft-encountered problem.

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