The next version of Outlook has many improvements with flagging and
categories but I am not sure that it will meet your needs - it certainly
will come a lot closer. Stay tuned for a public Beta 2 this spring,
according to the latest microsoft rumors, and try it yourself (not on a
production machine, of course.)

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After furious head scratching, Gaikokujin Kyofusho asked:
| Hi, I try to use categories with outlook to help me organize my
| billion and one emails but i am finding it awkward. I am a huge
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| -Gaiko