IMAP folder views w/XML in Outl2003

[Dave]

I have been trying to add some views to an added IMAP
folder using XML, and Outlook crashes every time I try to
open that folder after running my VB6 app that adds the
view.
The process works fine on folders that are part of the
default mail store..(olFolderSentMail, olFolderDrafts,
etc.) I can add a new view, use an xml doc to extract the
newly added views default xml, modify the xml (in this
case adding a <filter> element, and then set the views xml
= to the xml docs xml, then save the view and apply...

When I try this with the IMAP folder (account) that I
added, I get an automation error (server threw an
exception) and I can no longer even select the IMAP folder
without Outlook crashing and restarting...

I have pulled out the docs XML to make sure it is well
formed before adding it back into the views xml...but to
no avail.... HMM....?

Any ideas?
Do I have to be connected to the IMAP server to be able to
save and apply the new view? Is this a security issue??

Can anyone verify if this is not a one-off?

Thanks for any response....
Dave
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