Pop3 Account (2003)

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Can a POP3 account be setup so that all email for that account is received in it’s own Inbox?

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Provided you use the Rules Wizard|New Rule|Move messages with specific words in the subject to a specified folder|Next – check the “through the specified account” box and uncheck the “with specified words in the subject” box – you should be able to achieve this. HTH

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So, I’m not missing something in setting up the account? Has to be done with rules?

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If you’ve got different accounts all headed for the same Inbox, then the only way you can siphon 100% of one account off – client-side – would be through Rules. If you’re talking about an Exchange Server set-up (2000 or 2003), then something else might be possible server-side – although it might be tricky. These days, Active Directory means that Inboxes are linked to log-on ID. This, in turn, means generally restricted options for forwarding/copying to a designated individual. HTH

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I’ve made a rule as you suggest. Works well. I do have a problem with email sent to me where the To: field contains: “undisclosed-recipients”.

Thanks again for your help.

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For the “undisclosed-recipients”, I can only suggest building up a Distribution List based on “bruised fingers” (viz. school of hard knocks)

• New Rule
• Move messages from someone to a folder
• Check the following boxes
  • from people or distribution list
  • with specific words in the recipient’s address[/list][/list]You may be able to add a few people to the DL up front. Presumably, however, not all “undisclosed-recipients” mail is going to be for this particular account.

    HTH

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Check out this recent thread for more suggestions and pitfalls.

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Thanks, Jefferson, I’ll check it out. I was hoping I missed something in simply setting up the account. Webmail accounts get their own inbox (and folder structure) but apparently not so with POP3 accounts. Wonder why…

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I haven’t used any Webmail accounts with Outlook, but perhaps it is connecting to them as IMAP servers? The way you describe it sounds consistent with the way Outlook handles IMAP accounts.

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