I like to move them (to a folder called completed) after I'm done with them
so they are not mixed in with my unfinished mail. I mark them complete and
auto-mate moves them for me. I also use it to move less important messages,
such as web stats or mailing list messages x hours after they arrive.

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"Gordon" wrote in message
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"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
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you could get a 3rd party program to do it for you... I use auto-mate,
but there are others.
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/auto.htm#special

Not sure why the OP would want to do it that way - if the OP is using
Outlook 2003 then set up a rule to move the message to the appropriate
folder, but it will still appear as unread in the Unread Mail folder, no
matter what folder it's in....