Thanks Michel, your info is very helpful. I had previously deleted the .me account but I added it back without the receiving info so that I can send email using that address if I want. The outgoing rules are also working great.
The only thing I still don't understand is why deleted messages get moved to the inbox when I click on the IMAP deleted messages folder. I'm guessing that the rule to move incoming messages to the inbox treats these deleted messages as "incoming" or something. Is there some way to prevent this? Dan > From: Michel Bintener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:47:49 +0200 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Conversation: Using IMAP for both .mac and .me email > Subject: Re: Using IMAP for both .mac and .me email > > On 23/07/08 18:11, "Adam Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Are these problems caused by having two IMAP accounts, one for .mac and the >>> other for .me, that are effectively plugged into the same account? >> >> That seems unwise regardless. > > Indeed. Since .Mac and MobileMe are essentially the same thing, you have now > set up two inboxes for the *same* account. That is absolutely not necessary; > here's what I would do: > > * use one account for receiving e-mails. In the other account's account > window (Tools>Account), delete the "incoming" server data, but leave the > "sending" server data intact. > > * create two rules to move messages for each email address into their > respective sub-folders in the inbox (which you will need to create prior to > the creation of the rule). That way, you can keep the two email addresses > separate, which might just be the reason for your current duplicate setup. > > * use whatever address is relevant when sending emails. You left both > accounts in the Accounts window, so you can use either the .Mac or the Me > address when sending messages. > > * create outgoing rules for each address (Tools>Rules, Outgoing tab). Make > Entourage move the messages sent by either address into a folder of your > choice. > > As for the messages that get moved en masse, make sure that there are no > rules or mailing list messages that are causing this behaviour (Tools>Rules > and Tools>Mailing List Manager). > > -- > Michel Bintener > Microsoft MVP > Office:mac (Entourage & Word) -- 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/>
