Select the Inbox folder for which a rule needs to be created, and click in the menu of Outlook on Tools and select Rules and Alerts. Here it is possible to create rules which are processed on the server when a new email arrives.
There are certain limits to the types of rules that can be made. The condition of the rule can be in any form.
When using Outlook 2003 or 2007, any rule created will automatically have an option called on this machine only. This option needs to be removed so the server can execute this rule.
It is only possible to copy/move or to delete a message. These rules can be created, but they will not be executed on the server. An example of such a rule is to send the mail to the printer, or forward it directly to another email account.
Local rules can still be performed manually by clicking on the Run rules now button in the Rules and Alerts dialog.
