On 2004/10/18 10:32, you wrote: >every so often i get a batch of new messages that are mixed in with older >messages in my inbox. i'm guessing that the sort order is by day, so does >anyone know why this should happen? End of Quoted Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date and time actually, but E-mail is standardized on the time sent from the sender. So if there clock is out of adjustment it could be miss placed in the TOC list by any amount according to their clock settings. Additionally if the message is from a time zone ahead of yours (say Australia) you will see it filed a day before your other messages of today but still in correct order. Dennis List web page: //www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora Send all list problems or inquires to: blingeudora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to un subscribe: blindeudora-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field