FYI... OLEXP: Inbox Assistant Rules Do Not Work with IMAP Accounts http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=kb;en-us;Q169616 OLEXP: Deleted Messages Remain in Folder Message List http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q178/1/58.ASP Hope that helps or at least does not hurt.... ---- Anthony Baratta President Keyboard Jockeys "Conformity is the refuge of the unimaginative."