You'll have to live with the icon showing then. The only other thing you may
be interested in is playing a different New Message sound for mail that goes
to different folders, or is from different people.

Take a look at OETune just for kicks:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETune/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"silas" wrote in message
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Thank you both for your replies. If the message rule was perfect I'd
follow your suggestion, Bruce, but every so often something I want gets
diverted to the Deleted box.

Oh well, I tried.

silas


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Even if the mail goes to Deleted Items, it is still considered new mail.
If you *truly* do not want mail from anyone that is not in your Address
Book, then change the rule to Delete it from server. You won't see it and
you won't see the icon. Otherwise, you have to live with it.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"silas" wrote in message
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I get the little envelope icon in my taskbar tray whenever I receive a
new email. I have message rules set so anything from someone not in my
address book goes directly to Deleted Items. However, even when the only
email I receive goes to the Deleted Items folder I still receive the
notification icon. I would like the icon to appear only when email goes
to my Inbox.

How would I do that?

Thanks.

silas