Re: Outlook Express Message Rules...

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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 18:10:59 -0700

With IMAP accounts, the message rule processing is normally done on the mail server.
You'll need to check with your mail supplier to see if they offer this option.

The IMAP folders in OE are a mirror of what's on the IMAP mail server.

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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >In article <700801c475d9$838f0dc0$a501280a@phx.gbl>, Frank
> D. says...
> >
> >> Outlook Express Message Rules 'apply to folder' dialog box
> >> doesn't show IMAP folders.. and of course those are the
> >> only ones useful for message rules to apply to.
> >> How fix?
> >
> >Can't fix. IMAP messages are stored on the server, not
> locally. The MSOE
> >rules can't be applied to the server, only locally.
> {Though I believe that
> >might be a limitation of the client; the Netscape client
> does apply rules to
> >the Netscape Webmail accounts.}
> >
> >-- 
> >Norman
> >~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
> >~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
> >~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint
> >.
> >
> Norman, I think I get it - the sorting can only be done by
> Fastmail BEFORE they are downloaded by OE.
> If so, I was thrown off by the sorting - or some of it -
> ceasing when I started accessing w/OE.
> Does that make sense, or am I still confused?

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