I have moved recently from Outlook Express on XP to Live Mail 2012 on Windows 8.1   I have a number of e-mail accounts and can read/write to them all as required.

In OE I had a number of message rules set to sort incoming POP mail and move it to various local folders. I have created appropriate local storage folders in Live Mail and re-entered these rules, but they seem to have no effect on any incoming messages. I have tried testing the rules by using the 'Apply Now' option and specifying the Inbox to which they are to be applied, but that does not work either.

Some threads on Message Rules imply that there has to be a separate set of rules for each account - is that true? If so, then how are they meant to be created, as there seems to be nothing in the process of creating rules to specific to which account they apply.