Re: OE6 on XPSP2 Deletes Email
From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/02/05
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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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