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I have configured a user's computer with a few rules to move e-mail messages to some shared/Public folders, but so far, I have only configured rules matching a user by e-mail address (i.e. if user's e-mail address contains "@example.com", then move it here or there).

Now, I'm trying to create some rules to match a "Contact Group" list of users (the Contact Group on the client, not via Exchange), but Outlook tells me "'[Contact Group Name]' is a contact group that may not be used with this feature..."

So, aside from ranting at Microsoft, is there a way to accomplish what I would like to do (see if an e-mail comes from a certain Contact in a Contact Group and move it somewhere if it does)?

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The Personal Distribution List might be named differently on other user's Outlook so maybe this is why Outlook doesn't allow this. If the "Contact Group" has a specific email address, then add that email address to the rule. – USACASD Aug 24 '10 at 22:41
@USACASD: It seems to me that the rule would only work if the email came from the email address of the group but not if it came from a member of the groups email address, which is where it would come from. Emails come from individuals, not from groups that those individuals may be members of. – joeqwerty Aug 24 '10 at 23:52
I could just add the e-mail addresses directly to that rule. In fact, Outlook tells me to do just that. But, that's exactly what I'm trying to avoid by creating a group. – palswim Aug 25 '10 at 0:53
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