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[BudV]

Running OL2007 SP2 under Vista Home Premium SP2. This is a loose string
left over from a previous thread that seems to have run out of steam.

I have four accounts and two data files. I could use two profiles, but I
want them both visible at the same time, with a common Contacts folder. I
want to deliver mail for two accounts into one of the data files, and mail
for the other two accounts into the second data file. I thought I had done
this before with no problem, and I can't think of anything that I may have
changed that would cause it to fail. I accomplished this (and a lot of
other logic) under OL2003, with the generous usage of "through the ___
account", but this didn't want to transfer to OL2007, so I took the simpler
approach discussed here.

I can specify the receiving folder for the first pair and their associated
data file with no problem; however, for the second pair, it won't let me
associate them with a folder in *their* data file -- it just leaves it
blank. It's almost as though the MS expert who said that the receiving
folder must be in the data file for the default sending folder was telling
the truth, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

(For the record, I am not using the official basic folder name "Inbox" to
receive messages. I'm using K_Inbox and R_Inbox. The K and R are mnemonic
for me.)

Let's safely assume that I'm wrong somewhere here. I had one thought that
could solve things for me; i.e., have both K_Inbox and R_Inbox in the K
(default) data file. With proper positioning in the Favorites pane, it
would look as though all the K folders were together and the same for the R
folders. Am I asking for trouble by doing this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No need to post again. This isn't a chat room.

 

[BudV]

Thanks for your response, but I'm not sure just what I'm being chided for.
By "chat room", are you objecting to the size of my post, or that it was an
extension of another one? This one has new questions that I'd love to have
answers for. I would appreciate any help I can get on this.

No need to post again. This isn't a chat room.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Running OL2007 SP2 under Vista Home Premium SP2. This is a loose string
left over from a previous thread that seems to have run out of steam.

I have four accounts and two data files. I could use two profiles, but I
want them both visible at the same time, with a common Contacts folder.
I
want to deliver mail for two accounts into one of the data files, and
mail
for the other two accounts into the second data file. I thought I had
done
this before with no problem, and I can't think of anything that I may
have
changed that would cause it to fail. I accomplished this (and a lot of
other logic) under OL2003, with the generous usage of "through the ___
account", but this didn't want to transfer to OL2007, so I took the
simpler
approach discussed here.

I can specify the receiving folder for the first pair and their
associated
data file with no problem; however, for the second pair, it won't let me
associate them with a folder in *their* data file -- it just leaves it
blank. It's almost as though the MS expert who said that the receiving
folder must be in the data file for the default sending folder was
telling
the truth, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

(For the record, I am not using the official basic folder name "Inbox" to
receive messages. I'm using K_Inbox and R_Inbox. The K and R are
mnemonic
for me.)

Let's safely assume that I'm wrong somewhere here. I had one thought
that
could solve things for me; i.e., have both K_Inbox and R_Inbox in the K
(default) data file. With proper positioning in the Favorites pane, it
would look as though all the K folders were together and the same for the
R
folders. Am I asking for trouble by doing this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Look again. Your post contains no new questions. It is identical to a post
you made 12 minutes earlier to which you had already received a reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for your response, but I'm not sure just what I'm being chided for.
By "chat room", are you objecting to the size of my post, or that it was
an extension of another one? This one has new questions that I'd love to
have answers for. I would appreciate any help I can get on this.

No need to post again. This isn't a chat room.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Running OL2007 SP2 under Vista Home Premium SP2. This is a loose string
left over from a previous thread that seems to have run out of steam.

I have four accounts and two data files. I could use two profiles, but
I
want them both visible at the same time, with a common Contacts folder.
I
want to deliver mail for two accounts into one of the data files, and
mail
for the other two accounts into the second data file. I thought I had
done
this before with no problem, and I can't think of anything that I may
have
changed that would cause it to fail. I accomplished this (and a lot of
other logic) under OL2003, with the generous usage of "through the ___
account", but this didn't want to transfer to OL2007, so I took the
simpler
approach discussed here.

I can specify the receiving folder for the first pair and their
associated
data file with no problem; however, for the second pair, it won't let me
associate them with a folder in *their* data file -- it just leaves it
blank. It's almost as though the MS expert who said that the receiving
folder must be in the data file for the default sending folder was
telling
the truth, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

(For the record, I am not using the official basic folder name "Inbox"
to
receive messages. I'm using K_Inbox and R_Inbox. The K and R are
mnemonic
for me.)

Let's safely assume that I'm wrong somewhere here. I had one thought
that
could solve things for me; i.e., have both K_Inbox and R_Inbox in the K
(default) data file. With proper positioning in the Favorites pane, it
would look as though all the K folders were together and the same for
the R
folders. Am I asking for trouble by doing this?

 

[BudV]

You're right, and you're mistaken as well. Roady did respond to my previous
post, but I was left hanging with some unanswered questions. In this post,
I redescribed my situation rather than refer to the other post (I was chewed
out for that once) so that's why this looks "identical". In fact, this one
decribes a new problem not mentioned in the other post, and ends with an
idea that I had that might solve it, asking for an opinion on its value --
also not mentioned in the other post.

You and your colleagues have of immense value to me. I don't want to
jeapordize the relationship because of a misunderstanding. And I still
would like some help.

Look again. Your post contains no new questions. It is identical to a post
you made 12 minutes earlier to which you had already received a reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for your response, but I'm not sure just what I'm being chided
for. By "chat room", are you objecting to the size of my post, or that it
was an extension of another one? This one has new questions that I'd
love to have answers for. I would appreciate any help I can get on this.

No need to post again. This isn't a chat room.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Running OL2007 SP2 under Vista Home Premium SP2. This is a loose
string
left over from a previous thread that seems to have run out of steam.

I have four accounts and two data files. I could use two profiles, but
I
want them both visible at the same time, with a common Contacts folder.
I
want to deliver mail for two accounts into one of the data files, and
mail
for the other two accounts into the second data file. I thought I had
done
this before with no problem, and I can't think of anything that I may
have
changed that would cause it to fail. I accomplished this (and a lot of
other logic) under OL2003, with the generous usage of "through the ___
account", but this didn't want to transfer to OL2007, so I took the
simpler
approach discussed here.

I can specify the receiving folder for the first pair and their
associated
data file with no problem; however, for the second pair, it won't let
me
associate them with a folder in *their* data file -- it just leaves it
blank. It's almost as though the MS expert who said that the receiving
folder must be in the data file for the default sending folder was
telling
the truth, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

(For the record, I am not using the official basic folder name "Inbox"
to
receive messages. I'm using K_Inbox and R_Inbox. The K and R are
mnemonic
for me.)

Let's safely assume that I'm wrong somewhere here. I had one thought
that
could solve things for me; i.e., have both K_Inbox and R_Inbox in the K
(default) data file. With proper positioning in the Favorites pane, it
would look as though all the K folders were together and the same for
the R
folders. Am I asking for trouble by doing this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. You are mistaken. Read the reply to the post you made 12 minutes before
this one. Roady did not reply to it. I did. If you are not using a
newsreader, start doing so immediately. This is a newsgroup. Never use a web
interface to access this newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

You're right, and you're mistaken as well. Roady did respond to my
previous post, but I was left hanging with some unanswered questions. In
this post, I redescribed my situation rather than refer to the other post
(I was chewed out for that once) so that's why this looks "identical". In
fact, this one decribes a new problem not mentioned in the other post, and
ends with an idea that I had that might solve it, asking for an opinion on
its value -- also not mentioned in the other post.

You and your colleagues have of immense value to me. I don't want to
jeapordize the relationship because of a misunderstanding. And I still
would like some help.

Look again. Your post contains no new questions. It is identical to a
post you made 12 minutes earlier to which you had already received a
reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks for your response, but I'm not sure just what I'm being chided
for. By "chat room", are you objecting to the size of my post, or that
it was an extension of another one? This one has new questions that I'd
love to have answers for. I would appreciate any help I can get on
this.

No need to post again. This isn't a chat room.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Running OL2007 SP2 under Vista Home Premium SP2. This is a loose
string
left over from a previous thread that seems to have run out of steam.

I have four accounts and two data files. I could use two profiles,
but I
want them both visible at the same time, with a common Contacts
folder. I
want to deliver mail for two accounts into one of the data files, and
mail
for the other two accounts into the second data file. I thought I had
done
this before with no problem, and I can't think of anything that I may
have
changed that would cause it to fail. I accomplished this (and a lot
of
other logic) under OL2003, with the generous usage of "through the ___
account", but this didn't want to transfer to OL2007, so I took the
simpler
approach discussed here.

I can specify the receiving folder for the first pair and their
associated
data file with no problem; however, for the second pair, it won't let
me
associate them with a folder in *their* data file -- it just leaves it
blank. It's almost as though the MS expert who said that the receiving
folder must be in the data file for the default sending folder was
telling
the truth, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

(For the record, I am not using the official basic folder name "Inbox"
to
receive messages. I'm using K_Inbox and R_Inbox. The K and R are
mnemonic
for me.)

Let's safely assume that I'm wrong somewhere here. I had one thought
that
could solve things for me; i.e., have both K_Inbox and R_Inbox in the
K
(default) data file. With proper positioning in the Favorites pane,
it
would look as though all the K folders were together and the same for
the R
folders. Am I asking for trouble by doing this?

 

[BudV]

I'm sorry, by "Roady did respond to my previous post" I meant the other
thread, uwhich was a dialogue between me and Roady.

I am using a newsreader.

No. You are mistaken. Read the reply to the post you made 12 minutes
before this one. Roady did not reply to it. I did. If you are not using a
newsreader, start doing so immediately. This is a newsgroup. Never use a
web interface to access this newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

You're right, and you're mistaken as well. Roady did respond to my
previous post, but I was left hanging with some unanswered questions. In
this post, I redescribed my situation rather than refer to the other post
(I was chewed out for that once) so that's why this looks "identical".
In fact, this one decribes a new problem not mentioned in the other post,
and ends with an idea that I had that might solve it, asking for an
opinion on its value -- also not mentioned in the other post.

You and your colleagues have of immense value to me. I don't want to
jeapordize the relationship because of a misunderstanding. And I still
would like some help.

Look again. Your post contains no new questions. It is identical to a
post you made 12 minutes earlier to which you had already received a
reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Thanks for your response, but I'm not sure just what I'm being chided
for. By "chat room", are you objecting to the size of my post, or that
it was an extension of another one? This one has new questions that
I'd love to have answers for. I would appreciate any help I can get on
this.

No need to post again. This isn't a chat room.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Running OL2007 SP2 under Vista Home Premium SP2. This is a loose
string
left over from a previous thread that seems to have run out of steam.

I have four accounts and two data files. I could use two profiles,
but I
want them both visible at the same time, with a common Contacts
folder. I
want to deliver mail for two accounts into one of the data files, and
mail
for the other two accounts into the second data file. I thought I
had done
this before with no problem, and I can't think of anything that I may
have
changed that would cause it to fail. I accomplished this (and a lot
of
other logic) under OL2003, with the generous usage of "through the
___
account", but this didn't want to transfer to OL2007, so I took the
simpler
approach discussed here.

I can specify the receiving folder for the first pair and their
associated
data file with no problem; however, for the second pair, it won't let
me
associate them with a folder in *their* data file -- it just leaves
it
blank. It's almost as though the MS expert who said that the
receiving
folder must be in the data file for the default sending folder was
telling
the truth, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

(For the record, I am not using the official basic folder name
"Inbox" to
receive messages. I'm using K_Inbox and R_Inbox. The K and R are
mnemonic
for me.)

Let's safely assume that I'm wrong somewhere here. I had one thought
that
could solve things for me; i.e., have both K_Inbox and R_Inbox in the
K
(default) data file. With proper positioning in the Favorites pane,
it
would look as though all the K folders were together and the same for
the R
folders. Am I asking for trouble by doing this?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Fine. Then read the reply to your original post and stop reposting the same
message.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm sorry, by "Roady did respond to my previous post" I meant the other
thread, uwhich was a dialogue between me and Roady.

I am using a newsreader.

No. You are mistaken. Read the reply to the post you made 12 minutes
before this one. Roady did not reply to it. I did. If you are not using a
newsreader, start doing so immediately. This is a newsgroup. Never use a
web interface to access this newsgroup.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

You're right, and you're mistaken as well. Roady did respond to my
previous post, but I was left hanging with some unanswered questions.
In this post, I redescribed my situation rather than refer to the other
post (I was chewed out for that once) so that's why this looks
"identical". In fact, this one decribes a new problem not mentioned in
the other post, and ends with an idea that I had that might solve it,
asking for an opinion on its value -- also not mentioned in the other
post.

You and your colleagues have of immense value to me. I don't want to
jeapordize the relationship because of a misunderstanding. And I still
would like some help.

Look again. Your post contains no new questions. It is identical to a
post you made 12 minutes earlier to which you had already received a
reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Thanks for your response, but I'm not sure just what I'm being chided
for. By "chat room", are you objecting to the size of my post, or that
it was an extension of another one? This one has new questions that
I'd love to have answers for. I would appreciate any help I can get
on this.

No need to post again. This isn't a chat room.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Running OL2007 SP2 under Vista Home Premium SP2. This is a loose
string
left over from a previous thread that seems to have run out of
steam.

I have four accounts and two data files. I could use two profiles,
but I
want them both visible at the same time, with a common Contacts
folder. I
want to deliver mail for two accounts into one of the data files,
and mail
for the other two accounts into the second data file. I thought I
had done
this before with no problem, and I can't think of anything that I
may have
changed that would cause it to fail. I accomplished this (and a lot
of
other logic) under OL2003, with the generous usage of "through the
___
account", but this didn't want to transfer to OL2007, so I took the
simpler
approach discussed here.

I can specify the receiving folder for the first pair and their
associated
data file with no problem; however, for the second pair, it won't
let me
associate them with a folder in *their* data file -- it just leaves
it
blank. It's almost as though the MS expert who said that the
receiving
folder must be in the data file for the default sending folder was
telling
the truth, but that makes absolutely no sense to me.

(For the record, I am not using the official basic folder name
"Inbox" to
receive messages. I'm using K_Inbox and R_Inbox. The K and R are
mnemonic
for me.)

Let's safely assume that I'm wrong somewhere here. I had one
thought that
could solve things for me; i.e., have both K_Inbox and R_Inbox in
the K
(default) data file. With proper positioning in the Favorites pane,
it
would look as though all the K folders were together and the same
for the R
folders. Am I asking for trouble by doing this?

 

[BudV]

Russ, I hope it's never too late to apologize!

I can't believe that I messed up this dialogue with you as much as I did. I
accidentally posted the first message twice, and I was unaware that I had.
You answered it succinctly and that was all I needed, but I didn't see it.

When you objected to the duplicate post, I thought you were referring to the
dialogue I had with Roady the day before, even though you precisely
identified what you were talking about. I can only chalk it up to a "senior
moment." So I was confused and it spiraled from there, with you talking
about one thing and me talking about something else.

My deepest apology for the screwup. I hope that you will continue to offer
me the quality help that I've grown accustomed to, and I promise to watch my
step more carefully in the future.

BudV

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not a problem. I figured it must be something like that.