Outlook Meeting Request Auto-Handler, a bare-bones Outlook add-in that lets you configure simple rules to automatically handle meeting requests.
OMRAH works by filtering meeting requests based on a few parameters (subject, recipient, etc.), responding in the desired way (e.g., accept, decline, etc.), and adding a pre-configured category to the resulting appointment.
As of now, OMRAH only support seeting one "rule" (i.e., way to handle meetings requests in terms of filters and action).
- Download the latest installer.zip from the releases page
- Extract the contents of the installer.zip
- Make sure Outlook is no currently running on the target machine
- Run setup.exe
- Follow the installation wizard
- Launch Outlook
OMRAH can be configured by editing the "OMRAH.dll.config" app settings file in the installation directory ("[ProgramFiles64Folder]\CaileanMParker\OMRAH" by default). You will need admin privileges to edit the file, the easiest way to do so being launching Notepad (or other preferred text/xml editor) as an administrator and opening the file from there. The following settings are available:
| Setting | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| SubjectFilters | System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection | A list of substrings to match against the subject of incoming meeting requests. | "ooo", "out of office", "oof", "out of facility" |
| RecipientFilters | System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection | A list of email addresses to match against the recipients of incoming meeting requests. Partial matches are possible and an empty value will match any recipients. | (none) |
| UnlessDirect | bool | If true, only meeting requests that are not directly addressed to the user will be handled. | False |
| CategoryName | string | The name of the category to add to appointments that match the filters. | "Other OOF" |
| CategoryColor | Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlCategoryColor | The color of the category to add to appointments that match the filters. | olCategoryColorGray |
| SendResponse | bool | If true, a response will be sent to the meeting organizer. | False |
| Response | Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlMeetingResponse | The type of response to set for meeting requests which mach the filters. | olMeetingTentative |
| ClearReminder | bool | If true, the reminder for the resulting appointment will be cleared. | True |