1. Compact all folders (http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact).

2. Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application; disable or
uninstall any anti-spam applications.

3. Create a new identity (File Identities Add new identity) and
configure your mail and news accounts anew in it.

NB: Do NOT name this identity "Main Identity".

4. Import messages from the old identity.

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

5. Delete the old identity (File Identities Manage identities).

6. Use the new identity for a day or so and tell us if the behavior persists
in
it.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Pappion wrote:
Yes, they end up in the correct folders, but I have to open main folders
to
see if there is a new message in the sub-folder tree, and its a waste of
time. This has never happened before now.


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
One down, one or more to go...

So you're using Message Rules to filter certain incoming mail to certain
folders. Independent of whether the folders bold in Folder pane or not,
do the messages end up in the appropriate folders?

Message Rules Tips
http://www.insideoe.com/tips/rules.htm

Why doesn't my rule work?
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#rules
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Pappion wrote:
Ohhh, okay...usually a folder opens when an email comes in that goes to
one
of the sub-folders I pre-determined via Messages-Mail, et al. Then, the
sub-folder is in bold.


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
Define "not opening".
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Pappion wrote:
Some of my OE folders are not opening for new incoming messages. I
noticed
one, "Family," wasn't about a month ago, but now two more are not
opening.
Each has at least 8 sub-folders in it, and one has a great number of
sub-folders. I compact my folders, off-line, daily.

Any suggestions? I have XP Pro, SP2, IE 6, use OE, and run AVG daily,
and
AdAware, Spybot S&D every few days, and Penicillin about once a month,
just
as a habit. Have the MS firewall on, and use ZoneAlarm, as well, and
rarely
accept 'intrusions.' Thank you.