These are called client-side rules because they work in the Outlook client app.

Theyre great for things like filtering email into different folders because the rules fire off when you open Outlook or when any messages hit your inbox.

Outlook lets you create those as well, so lets step through the process.

You can still set up an out-of-office reply and rules for a non-Microsoft account, but youll have to leave Outlook on and running.

Instead, go to File Options and click the Automatic Replies button.

This is because you are limited to actions that can be performed by the server.

If you want Outlook to play a specific sound when a mail from your boss arrives, you can only do that with a client-side rule.

And finally, theyd check the Forward option, select the recipient from the address book, and then click OK.

You could use them to change the importance of messages from specific contacts or that contain certain words in the subject.

Or you could have a server-side rule delete certain types of messages before they ever reach your inbox.

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