Outlook 2007 is the first version of Outlook with support for rules in VBA, including running a rule on demand against a particular folder.

See http://www.slipstick.com/addins/auto.htm for alternative automation add-ins

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

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My question is - Does the Outlook VBA programming model for Outlook
2003 support a method for automating the process of running all rules
manually on the Inbox? Has anyone written such a macro?

If that is still not possible, is there any 3rd party add-on or other
technique to replace or automate rules?