Custom actions add functionality to the Inbox Assistant/Rules
Wizard in Microsoft Outlook and Exchange/Windows Messaging by
performing additional actions on messages.
Save attachments as system files either as part of a Rules Wizard rule or manually, from either a folder view or the Advanced Find window. Can create subfolders to organize attachments by sender or date, pass an attachment to a script or other program, add a link in messages to point to the detached file, filter on attachment names, and automatically zip or unzip attachments. Version 5.5.1.327.
Custom action for Rules Wizard to mark messages that meet certain criteria as read and suppress the new mail indicator in the system tray. Improved integration with client-based spam filters. You can now simply designate any folder as AutoRead-enabled, providing an ability to mark new messages in that folder as read and/or remove Outlook's "New Mail" icon when new messages arrive into that folder. Version 2.0.0.47.
Exchange/Outlook add-on to create custom replies, forwards, signatures -- inserting any type of boilerplate text into your message. Templates are stored in Outlook or Exchange folders and can contain scripting elements (in VBScript or ET's own script language) to build replies that use information from the incoming message. Various extensions can handle such tasks as mailing list subscriptions. For a rotating quote, download the Rotating Text template. Has some issues with Outlook 2002 -- make sure you get the latest update, disable RTF templates, and don't try to use ET as a custom action in Rules Wizard.
Rules Wizard custom action that expands the junk and adult mail filters in Outlook 98 and Outlook 2000 to add an entire domain to the filter, not just a single sender from that domain.
MarkRead is a custom action that you can use with Inbox Assistant or the Outlook Rules Wizard to mark messages as read. This is especially handy if you move junk mail to its own folder for review. Beta 1, 16kb, 19 Nov 97. Does not affect the envelope icon on the system tray, which will still show new messages having arrived. May not work in all versions of Outlook 2000. (Custom actions do not work at all in Outlook 2002.) Make sure you have a C:\Exchange folder before running setup; create it if necessary.
Notes
Adding a custom action to a rule automatically makes
it a client-side rule that can execute only when
Outlook is running.
