Thanks for your quick response. After searching for .dbx files, I found that
yesterday's "missing" OE message store folder, containing everything that was
missing had somehow moved itself into a subfolder of one of NewsBin's (a
binary newsreader) subscribed newsgroups folders - a location on a completely
different physical drive from where OE's message store is kept. A true
mystery - but I imported them to their proper location and all seems well.
Hmmmm...

Thanks
--
Bob Jared


"Alias" wrote:


Search for .dbx on your computer. These files are hidden in Win 2000 and
XP. If you still have the sub folders, import them back into OE using
File/Import/Messages.

If you have Norton checking emails, disable it. If you have *anything*
plugged into OE, disable it.

You might want to consider this free back up program for OE:

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

Alias