The only way I found to fix this problem was to delete the mail database, and then create a new one with Entourage. I was able to archive all the mailboxes that I wanted prior to deleting the old database so that I could recover them into the new database. I used Paul Berkowitz's Sync Address Book AppleScript to save and recovery all my addresses.
The process was a little time consuming, but not terribly difficult. In the end, my IMAP mailboxes work like I expect. Thanks, Barry, for your suggestion about rules being the source of the problem. > I have no rules at all enabled. There are a few defined rules POP, and no > rules defined for IMAP. The defined POP rules have to do with setting > categories and not moving messages. Even so, they're not enabled. > > I did rebuild the database to see if it made a difference, and it did not. > >> Check to see if you have any rules or MLM entries set to move these >> messages. It shouldn't be happening by default. >> >>> When the Send and Receive All schedule runs, something moves IMAP messages >>> to my local folders, and deletes them on the IMAP server. I would like to >>> keep IMAP messages on the IMAP server. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
