# Windows Live Mail Message Rules Problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-live-mail-message-rules-problem/738086>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 20, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-live-mail-message-rules-problem/738086 "2015-11-20T16:14:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ornery\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/da6949/32.png) [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-live-mail-message-rules-problem/738086/1 "2015-11-20T16:14:34Z")

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I’m setting up my mail on a new work desktop and I use a lot of message rules but when I try to specify the folder I want to move messages to automatically based on the rule, it doesn’t show on the list of available folders. All I have are Outbox and Storage Folders - none of my Inbox Folders are showing.

Help!

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**Author:** ![Ornery\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/da6949/32.png) [@Ornery\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ornery_Bob)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-live-mail-message-rules-problem/738086/2 "2015-11-20T17:05:39Z")

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Doh! I realized my old setup was POP and the new setup is IMAP - rules not for IMAP.

Sorry!