if OE is anything like Outlook2000. ---- I rely on the bold=read formatting to prompt me to read them. I also move files around so the inbox is always short. ie in "Folk" folder is dealt with (E&OE).

I get job agency e-mail reguilarly and one insists on using the 0 date (= Jan 1 1970) so I don't sort on date until they are in the right folder. The Jobs folder is not sorted.

As good as the technology is - it can be misleading - wind assisted errors etc - so I use a bit of "procedure" anyway.

I blame Bill Gates with just a soupcon of humble pie.