Check your view settings. Most likely you have it set to show unread items
only.
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"mgray621" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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29BE260-6649-48CA-943E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Suddenly, my Outlook 2000 software has started discarding email. When I
> read
> an email and then close it, it doesn't return to inbox or go to deleted
> items
> folder. It simply disappears. What is going on and how do I fix it.