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I would like to create rules for my out-going e-mail. I want to move a copy of every e-mail I send that requires a reply into a separate folder, which I could name 'Waiting for reply'. Can I do this?

Fred, Wan Chai

DQ: It is understandable that you want to sort your e-mails the way you see fit. But unless you know what you are doing, writing your own script for such a rule will be challenging. (The main problem is that you have to do the change on a live system; if you could copy everything over to a new system, then you could play with scripting. Otherwise, you should probably leave it alone.) You could try sending yourself a message with a date in it. Mac OS X allows you to click on the date - or the name of a day - from which it will take you to the Calendar application. You could then create an alarm, including an e-mail to 'remind' you about an anticipated reply. Outlook allows for a similar solution.

Perhaps the best solution is to find software to set the rules for you, whether you are using Microsoft Outlook on a Windows-based personal computer or Apple's Mail on a Mac. For Windows PC solutions, it is worth checking out this site, www.exefind.com/outgoing-email. For Mac, visit http://www.indev .ca/MailActOn.html. A robust solution for both business and home users can be found at www.orla.org/01.home.

I recently upset a friend because of an e-mail about a good deal that I forwarded. He thought it contained a virus or other malicious software. I'm a Mac user and all I did was click on the link. I thought you had to actually download something to be in danger from a virus. Is this true?

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