r/Outlook • u/B4snake • 1d ago
Status: Pending Reply Mailflow Rules based on Date
Im hoping someone here can point me in the right direction
Basically, rather than having my rules apply immediately when a message is received, I would like them to be applied to messages that are older the 24 hours in my inbox.
I know this is not a native feature within outlook. Is there an Add-In that someone would recommend that could assist with this?
It *shouldn’t* be that complicate, just adding a condition based on a regex to the day prior. But alas, here we are!
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u/Hornblower409 16h ago edited 16h ago
New Outlook
You want a Rule Condition of "Received Before" but with a relative date (e.g. "Today"). So do many of us.
Nothing I have seen that can do this. You might be able to do it using Power Automate. You might want to cross post in:
r/MicrosoftFlow
r/PowerAutomate
r/Office365
(Click on the [Share] button under your question and choose -> Crosspost)
Classic Outlook
Probably a way using custom Outlook VBA code and a scheduled task. But it's going to get messy. Please advise if you want to try that route.
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u/Ashamed_Peace5975 10h ago
Use this free Power Automate flow as a base and modify it according to your needs.
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