Re: OE6 on XPSP2 Deletes Email

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From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/02/05


Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:41:14 -0500


> ...Most ISPs
> > provide you with multiple Addresses for the Mail Account (e.g.,
> > Me@ISP.com, You@ISP.com, etc.) but all of them "point" to the one
> > mailbox.

Notice the use of the word "most".

-- 
~PA Bear
Lynn W wrote:
> Hi, your reply has got me a bit confused.  I have 2 email addresses. One
> is the Primary account email and the other is a Sub Account email
> address.  We pay one subscription per month.  I have not had to set up
> any rules re the downloading of email. I just log on using my identity
> and OE6 downloads my mail. It doesn't download the email for the other
> Identity unless I am logged into that Identity. The primary account one
> is very little used in fact, but I check it regularly in case my ISP has
> sent any emails as that is the address they would send it to.
> Is this something that will be different when I have SP2 installed.  I
> hope not! Perhaps I have just misunderstood what you were saying.
> 
> > Is this sudden new behaviour or an ongoing problem?
> > 
> > If your email addresses are all "aliases" for one mailbox, you'll still
> > need Message Rules when using separate Identities/User Profiles.
> > 
> > Most families (an intentionally all-encompassing term) will have one
> > Mail Account with their one ISP monthly subscription.  Most ISPs
> > provide you with multiple Addresses for the Mail Account (e.g.,
> > Me@ISP.com, You@ISP.com, etc.) but all of them "point" to the one
> > mailbox.  As such, each Identity will need to use Message Rules so that
> > only mail addressed to them is downloaded into their Inbox.
> > 
> > The following refers to two addresses, but you should be able to follow
> > it and amend for three or more.
> > 
> > Me@ISP.com and You@ISP.com are aliases for one Mail Account (mailbox).
> > In the Identity associated with Me@ISP.com, create a Message Rule
> > stating, "Where To or CC contains You@ISP.com, Do not download it from
> > the server" and place this rule at the very top of the list.
> > 
> > Then create a similar rule for the Identity associated with You@ISP.com
> > directing any messages addressed to Me@ISP.com not to be downloaded
> > from the server.
> > 
> > Also see MVP Tom Koch's fine pages on using Rules:
> > 
> > Message Rules Tips
> > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/rules.htm
> > 
> > Why doesn't my rule work?
> > http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/faqs/why.htm#rules
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security
> > 
> > davidkavich wrote:
> > > This is wierd.  On my desktop OE6 does not find new messages ("No new
> > > messages") but deletes them from the server.  On my wife's desktop
> > > everything works perfectly.  Please help.  Thanks.


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