The rules are stored in the registry. If you backup the Identities key,
then you will also backup the rules. See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

I suspect there might be a condition that some of the messages meet that
sends them to the wrong folders rather than a corruption of the rules, but
if you find they are corrupt then you can go to File | Identities and set up
a new Identity and then start over with the rules then.

steve

"Howard Tuckey" wrote in message
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Another silly question -- I use rules extensively, have a large rules
file. I've noticed for some time now, that I get random emails that should
go into specific folders do not follow the rules, but end up in different
folders. There's no pattern to this, but I get one or two every day that
end up in the wrong folder. Most are established newsletters IE - there's
no change in the addressing of the mail. They just end up in the wrong
folder.

Is there a way to back up the rules file yet?

thanks
howard