Hotmail rules wildcard

A blast from the past!

Hotmail, now known as Outlook.com, has a set of rules that allow you to filter and manage your email messages using wildcards. Here are the rules:

Wildcard characters:

• * (asterisk) matches any sequence of characters (including none)
• ? (question mark) matches any single character
• [] (square brackets) matches any character within the brackets

Examples:

1. @hotmail.com* matches any email address that ends with @hotmail.com
2. [email protected] matches any email address that starts with a single character and ends with @hotmail.com
3. [email protected] matches any email address that starts with a followed by a single character and ends with @hotmail.com
4. [abc]@hotmail.com matches any email address that starts with a, b, or c and ends with @hotmail.com
5. *@hotmail.com matches any email address that ends with @hotmail.com

Rules syntax:

The syntax for creating a rule in Hotmail/Outlook.com is as follows:

condition: [wildcard pattern]
action: [action to take]

For example:

condition: @hotmail.com*
action: Move to folder "Hotmail"

This rule will move any email message that ends with @hotmail.com to the "Hotmail" folder.

Note: Wildcard rules only work with the @ symbol, not with other characters. For example, *hotmail.com will not match any email address.