Hi Dave,
I recommend sorting by subject and then by date as follows:
1. Place focus in the list view of the folder you wish to sort.
2. Press Alt-V, and then V again. This activates the view settings option
in the View tab.
3. In the Advanced view settings dialog which opens, tab to the Sort
I am on a high volume list at home. I first have a rule that puts all the
messages from that list into a folder. Then, I set the view of that folder to
what Rod described (which I pasted again below). Finally, I do not want to
have to down arrow through all the messages individually if I
