---marlyse ------------ former message(s) quotes: ------------- this might sound dumb, but did you ensure : menubar > view > view all ?
---marlyse > >For the 3rd time on the same iMac, I've found an empty In Tray that isn't >really empty, although you can't see any messages in it. This In Tray >should not be empty. A "Search" of all local mail folders for messages >that are "to" the words "Sherm" (his computer) reveals dozens of messages >that claim to be in the "in tray". Double-clicking them while on this >found set list view does exactly what you expect; it displays the message. > >But confoundedly, the messages are not visible in the In Tray. This >happened with PowerMail 5.01. I launched with the command & option keys >down, and tried various combinations of all the top half; compacting, >verify, low level db rebuild... but nothing makes any difference at all. >The Mail db is only 8mb, and it does a low level rebuild in a few seconds. > >So I upgraded to 5.1 and did all the same rebuild stuff again. No help. >Then I "repaired permissions" and although it found several parts of >iPhoto that needed fixing, this also didn't return the missing messages >to the In Tray. > >Last time this happened, I tried all this same stuff, but I also upgraded >from Jaguar to Panther, just in case. I noticed that PowerMail does offer >better support for a few features in Panther, such as filter in list >view. What finally worked for me last time was to export 100% of all the >messages, then delete all the messages, then reimport the exported >messages back in. It took me a few tries to get the whole procedure done >correctly. I thought that maybe the db had gotten message up because it >had happened so soon after beginning to use PowerMail, and I had imported >all the old messages from Claris Emailer. But now, the 3rd time, I don't >have that excuse anymore. > >What I have done, as a temporary work around, is to do a "Search" as >mentioned above; trying to match everything in the In Tray that I can. >They do show up in the Found set. Then I drag all those to a new folder >(In Tray3). > >Dragging them to the In Tray doesn't do it, they are invisible in the In >Tray. Dropping them to a new folder, then dragging from the new folder to >the In Tray doesn't do it either. Something is wrong with the In Tray again. > >I've tried everything I can think of, any better solutions? >This is a serious problem. Mail shouldn't just disappear! > >Best, > Dave Nathanson > Mac Medix > > >
