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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.
After furious head scratching, SR2 asked:
| I can't see any mail older the the past week in the main inbox folder
| of outlook 2007. If i look in other sub folders I can see old mail.
| What can I do to show the old mail in the inbox main folder Thank you
| SR2