difference between coloured flag and coloured flag + border around

[Guest]

I am using Outlook 2003.
I set a flag for one of my e-mails by clicking on the flag in the Inbox view
(I have a column for flags in this view) --> "E-mail 1"
I have other e-mails when I set the flag through ctrl+shift+G --> "other
e-mails"
When I go to my "For follow up" search folder, I cannot see "E-mail 1". I
can still see the "other e-mails".

i later realised that in Inbox view, the flag for "E-mail 1" is only
coloured in the flag area while the flags for "other e-mails" are coloured
both in the flag and in the square border around it.

I removed the flag for "E-mail 1" then reset the flag by using ctrl+shift+G.
I can now see "E-mail 1" and "other e-mails" in the "For follow up" search
folder.

My question is: what is the difference between the flags with "just coloured
flag" and "coloured flag + border"?

 

[Guest]

Correction:
I thought I set the flag for "E-mail 1" by clicking on the flag in Inbox
View. I actually set it when I was composing my e-mail. I had set a due
date and time for this e-mail.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

The difference is the scope of the flag.

For "email 1" you've set the flag (with no coloured border) for the
recipient which will not show up in your own For Follow Up Search Folder.

The flags with coloured borders are for personal use. They will show up in
your For Follow Up Search Folder but not at the recipient.