moving imap to your inbox

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Dan Irwin

hi,

How can i setup outlook so that my imap mesages show up in my inbox

sincerly,

Dan Irwin
 
Dan Irwin said:
How can i setup outlook so that my imap mesages show up in my inbox
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You can't. IMAP messages remain on the server and the folders you see are
contained in a cache that merely reflects the folder structure on the
server.
 
Dan said:
Is there a way to have the messgae in the imap box [copied] to the inbox
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You can create a rule that will do that. In OL2003: Tools > Rules &
Alerts > Email Rules > New Rule

- Start from a blank rule
- Check messages when they arrive
- * Don't choose any condition * you will have to confirm that rule will
be applied to all incoming messages
- Action: move a copy to the specified folder (and choose folder)
- add exceptions & any more details if necessary

Follow up to the newsgroup to let us know how this works.
 
H Gohel said:
You can create a rule that will do that. In OL2003: Tools > Rules &
Alerts > Email Rules > New Rule

- Start from a blank rule
- Check messages when they arrive
- * Don't choose any condition * you will have to confirm that rule
will be applied to all incoming messages
- Action: move a copy to the specified folder (and choose folder)
- add exceptions & any more details if necessary

Follow up to the newsgroup to let us know how this works.
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I think, too, that you will have to select the option in the Send/Receive
group that downloads the entire message, rather than just the header in
order for the rule to work.
 
I think, too, that you will have to select the option in the Send/Receive
group that downloads the entire message, rather than just the header in
order for the rule to work.
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Interesting. I have an exchange server at work with OL2003 and I didn't
check any options on the send/receive and my rules work just fine.

However, I haven't used rules with my IMAP servers...are the
send/receive options specifically for POP/IMAP servers? I figured if
you say "check messages when they arrive" and then you ask for a copy to
be sent to a folder, it would have to download the entire message anyway.
 
H Gohel said:
Interesting. I have an exchange server at work with OL2003 and I
didn't check any options on the send/receive and my rules work just
fine.
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Of course not. We were speaking of IMAP accounts, nor Exchange accounts.
However, I haven't used rules with my IMAP servers...are the
send/receive options specifically for POP/IMAP servers? I figured if
you say "check messages when they arrive" and then you ask for a copy
to be sent to a folder, it would have to download the entire
message anyway.
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Rules generally operate on the body of the message. If you have the IMAP
account set up to download only the headers, I don't think the rules can
operate.

Anyway, as I said, I haven't tested it, only got this impression from other
postings I've read here, so it could be incorrect.
 
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