Remove Out Of Office Messages from Your Outlook 2000 Inbox 

Are you tired of receiving several Out of Office (OOF) messages in response to an e-mail message you've sent to a large group or distribution list? If you'd like an easy way to reduce the clutter in your Inbox by automatically moving OOF messages to another folder, have the Microsoft Outlook® 2000 Rules Wizard do it for you. Here's how.

1. On the Tools menu, click Rules Wizard, and then click New.
2. In the Which type of rule do you want to create list, click Check messages when they arrive, and then click Next.
3. In the Which condition(s) do you want to check list, select the which is an Out of Office message check box, and then click Next.
4. In the What do you want to do with the message list, select the Move it to the specified folder check box.
5. In the Rule Description box, click the underlined word specified, and then select the folder that you want messages moved to.
6. Click the OK button, and then click Next.
7. Select the check boxes next to any exceptions that you want, and then click Next.
8. In the Please specify a name for this rule box, type a name for the rule, and then click Finish.