[pmmail-list] crashed and confused mail folders

[Hazen Woods]

Followup.  I wrote previously that an entirely unrelated folder changed
its name to "net" and that mail which was to filter to a folder named
"Real Mail" now filters to "net".  I now find that in Account ->
Filters -> Edit, when I change the folder from "net" back to "Real
Mail" and select OK, the change does not take.  I go back to edit and
the filter points to "net". 

Any ideas, suggestions, words of encouragement?????

On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 18:37:29 -0500, Hazen Woods wrote:

>>My folders in PMMail are severely messed up and I desperately need help
>>in correcting the problems.  They are set out below.  FWIW I have both
>>PMMail/2, latest version on eCS no FP and PMMail 2000, 2.20.2502, on
>>Win2000 Pro at SP 2.  I happened to have been using the Win version
>>when the problem occurred and when the reindexing took place.  I have
>>latest version of Norton 2002 updates through yesterday, and set to
>>check incoming mail.  I have run Norton on the drive containing both
>>PMMail versions and the drive containing the data files.  No virii
>>found.  Is there anything else I can try that might salvage some of the
>>unread mail that was in that downloaded batch?  Where might those files
>>be?  Can they be read by anything?  Any and all suggestions would be
>>most welcome.
>>
>>Here is what happened, including a description of the folders after the
>>reboot:
>>
>>This morning,  immediately after downloading 27 email messages, 10-12
>>of which were address directly to me, by name, showed to have been
>>filtered to "Real Mail" as planned, but apparently before the index was
>>updated the system locked (neither mouse or keyboard worked) 
>>Ultimately had to use C-A-D to reboot and sure enough upon reboot
>>things were in pretty bad shape to say the least.
>>
>>1. The real mail folder before had over 1300 messages, 127-129 of which
>>were marked unread, which increased to 139 after download.  After
>>reboot, showed 50+ messages, 0 unread and none of the new messages were
>>present.  Re-indexed and recovered over 1200 messages, but none of the
>>new messages and none marked unread.  Some of the reindexed messages
>>were actually received some time ago )some as much as 2 weeks ago, one
>>over 2 months ago).
>>
>>2. An entirely unrelated folder was renamed "net" from "lists" and in
>>filters what had pointed to "Real Mail" now pointed to "net".  Several
>>other folders were similarly messed up.  I would bet these other
>>folders also received messages during the last download.
>>
>>3.  There were 2 messages from others in the Outbox which were sent
>>somewhere.  Both had been addressed to me.  I found one in my email at
>>work later today, but that address was not in the original header.  I
>>have no idea where the other file went.  I'm sure someone is most upset
>>because in was over 5.1 MB and contained several really cute pictures
>>of my granddaughter.  Seriously, if any one on this list was the
>>recipient, please accept my sincere apologies.  I tried to stop it
>>without success.
>>
>>4.  One folder now is red, rather than green to indicate unread mail
>>Why I don't know.
>>
>>MY QUES
>>Hazen Woods
>>Austin, TX
>>
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