2026-03-20 22:32 UTC
Outlook search is so shitty that I am that guy.
"Why didn't you send this email!"
They forward it to me again.
Now it shows in Outlook's search when before I had performed a search with the exact subject line and Outlook couldn't fucking find it.
It is so terrible. My job gave us AI agents that supposedly can search my email better.
Did MS purposefully enshittify built in features to make AI look better?
Replies (2)
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@Fitzsimmons@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-03-20 22:35
Yeah searching email has been a solved problem since like 2000. Probably even earlier than that. So if it's broken now, it's on purpose.
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@blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 2026-03-21 00:38
So the lesson here is to be less aggressive in your wording. "Did you send that e-mail at (requested point in time)? I didn't see it" "Could you tell me the title of that e-mail? My Outlook isn't finding it" "Could you resend that e-mail? I think my Outlook is having issues" Be sure to click on *Inbox* before performing searches, as otherwise they'll be limited to whatever folder you're in.