Vinny, perhaps this is a stupid question, but when you say, turn off 
computer, did you shut down properly or just shut it off without 
shutting down?  Other than that, I don't have any idea.

earlier, Vinny Samarco, wrote:
>Hi,
>Here's a mystery.  After I sent the message this morning about the 
>four strings, I turned off the computer and went to church.
>When I came back my echurch folder had disappeared completely.  I 
>have set up message rules or filters so that all messages to this 
>list go into a folder by this name.
>TSo the folder and all messages have disappeared, in outlook 
>express.  They were not in the deleted items folder, nor had I 
>accidentally put them into any other folder, as far as I can tell.
>    Do any of you have any ideas about this--other than maybe it was 
> the CIA or something. (smile)
>Vinny
>

John