I tried using IMAP but the client I use is Windows Live Mail.  I keep getting an error message 80070057 using IMAP w/ Merc. and have narrowed it down to the the windows option of "Use the deleted folder for IMAP accounts".  If it is unchecked IMAP works great but you can't retrieve any deleted messages.  But, if checked an error message keeps popping up when clicking on any IMAP folder.

How do I use an alias to run a rule when I don't want to change the actual email address?  I've tried using the actual address x.xxx@domain.org as the alias and pointing it to the general rule but I get an error telling me that "the address x.xxx@domain.org is not known at this site".  I've also used a local user name and that seems to work.  I receive the email on the client and see that the message was sent to my blackberry but the message never makes to the hand held device.

I have the problem of getting the messages on my Blackberry but then my POP3 client is not receiving the messages.  On Merc I have the "Mark successfully retrieved mail as Read" unchecked and "Offer only unread mail" checked.  I tried unchecking both and i received tons of old deleted messages in my inbox!  What are the proper Merc setting to use for getting email both on my Blackberry and my desktop client?

I read the threads about forwarding email to Blackberry.  Is this what I should be doing?

One more thing, I am assuming that when creating rules I want to use General Rules and that if I have more than 1 rule saved Merc. will look through all the .rul files?

What are the proper Merc setting to use for getting email both on my Blackberry and my desktop client?

I read the threads about forwarding email to Blackberry.  Is this what I should be doing?

You could do this but I would use IMAP4 rather than POP3 so both can read and see the same mail.  Of course when one deletes a message then it's gone for both and that may not be what you want.  If so then setting up a separate Mercury user for the Blackberry and then forwarding all mail from the main account to this account might be more efficient.

One more thing, I am assuming that when creating rules I want to use

General Rules and that if I have more than 1 rule saved Merc. will look

through all the .rul files?

General rule sets are only looked at when called by some other action like an alias using a general rule set.