"wrnoof" <wrnoof@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0270561A-5DB8-407F-99BE-7FADBC57AAB2@microsoft.com...

> Sorry for being persistent, but, on another machine several years ago, I
> was
> able to create a PST file and a rule that moved copies of outgoing
> messages
> into that file. And, the rule worked even when the file was closed.

Nope. You'd have to provide evidence to prove that.

> Does this
> not work for incoming messages? Has Outlook changed in the interim? Is my
> memory at fault?

I believe it is.
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
08 Sep 2008Hide incoming messages.wrnoof
08 Sep 2008|- Re: Hide incoming messages.DL
08 Sep 2008|  \ Re: Hide incoming messages.wrnoof
08 Sep 2008|- Re: Hide incoming messages.Gordon
08 Sep 2008\ Re: Hide incoming messages.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
08 Sep 2008   |- Re: Hide incoming messages.Gordon
08 Sep 2008   \ Re: Hide incoming messages.wrnoof
08 Sep 2008      |- Re: Hide incoming messages.Gordon
08 Sep 2008      |  \ Re: Hide incoming messages.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
08 Sep 2008      |     \ Re: Hide incoming messages.Gordon
08 Sep 2008      |        \ Re: Hide incoming messages.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
08 Sep 2008      \ Re: Hide incoming messages.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
09 Sep 2008         \ Re: Hide incoming messages.wrnoof
09 Sep 2008            \ Re: Hide incoming messages.Brian Tillman [MVP - ...
09 Sep 2008               \ Re: Hide incoming messages.wrnoof
09 Sep 2008                  |- Re: Hide incoming messages.Brian Tillman [MVP - ...
09 Sep 2008                  \ Re: Hide incoming messages.Diane Poremsky [MVP]
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