Outlook RSS Email Post Management

View your emailed posts in Outlook just like a feed reader.

Download the VBA class file here: Email_Post_Manager.cls

Email Post Manager (EPM) is a VBA class for MicroSoft Outlook. It has been tested in Office XP, however, it should run in Outlook 2000 and all later versions.

Use

This application is intended for use with the Feedlinx email services, however, it can be modified to organize other types of mail. EPM will scan your inbox and move specific emails to a set of folders, organizing the emails by feed name. The following easy steps will explain the setup involved to run EPM in your Outlook mail client.

Setup

We are assuming that you have already signed up for the Feedlinx email service and are receiving Feedlinx posts in your inbox. To enable the Email Post Manager, follow these steps:

Open Outlook and Create an Outlook Data File (Personal Folder)

  1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Outlook Data File.
  2. In the File name box, type a name for the file, and then click OK.
  3. In the Name box, type a display name for the .pst folder. We recommend the name Feedlinx.
    Select any other options you want, and then click OK.
  4. The name of the folder associated with the data file appears in the Folder List (Folder List: Displays the folders available in your mailbox. To view subfolders, click the plus sign (+) next to the folder. If the Folder List is not visible, on the Go menu, click Folder List.). By default, the folder will be called Personal Folders.

Import The VBA Code

  1. On the Outlook menu, go to Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor.
  2. From the Microsoft Visual Basic window, select File and Import.
  3. Locate the Email_Post_Manager.cls file (downloaded above) and click Open.

Modify The Code

In the VBA Code window. Open the Email_Post_Manager class.
Locate the Application_Startup routine in this class and modify the inbox path to the path of your inbox.

'INBOX FOLDER
'Change this to the folder path for your inbox.
'===============================================
'Example = "Shannon\Inbox"
inboxFolder = "{Top Folder}\{Inbox}"
'===============================================

Next, connect the class startup routine with the Outlook startup routine. Navigate in the project window to Microsoft Outlook Objects, ThisOutlookSession.

Find the Application_Startup routine and add the code to call the EPM startup routine. The code should look like the text below:

Private Sub Application_Startup()

Email_Post_Manager.Application_Startup

End Sub

Save your changes and completely exit the Outlook application. The next time you startup Outlook, just click on the Feedlinx folder and you will be asked if you’d like to scan your inbox for unread feed posts. If you answer Yes, your inbox will be scanned. If any unread emails have the “Fx::” prefix in the subject, they will be moved to your Feedlinx folders.

To prevent the macro warning window from appearing, follow these instructions.

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