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Sorting Messages Within Mailboxes

To use any of these commands, first open the mailbox to be sorted. Then, select the appropriate command from the Sort sub-menu. The mailboxâs messages are sorted when the mouse button is released.

Eudora sorts in ascending order; the smallest item first. To sort in descending order, hold down the [option] key while choosing the desired command from the Sort sub-menu.

Tip: Eudoraâs sorting algorithm is "stable." This means that sorting on a particular column leaves items of the same value in the same order as they were before the sort. This feature allows you to sort based on multiple criteria by using multiple sort commands. For example, if you want your messages sorted by subject, and within each subject you want messages sorted by date, first choose Sort by Date, then Sort by Subject.

Note: Sometimes Eudora does not sort by date properly. This happens if the mail was stored under an old version of Eudora, and the table of contents was rebuilt, or the messages have incorrectly formatted date fields or unknown or incorrect time zones.