>I am one who likes the Favourites. BUT I had trouble a while back when I had 49 messages marked. I had to remove one to add one. a real PITA so I stopped using it.

Now, this is resolved. You can manipulate them in batch and transfer them in other folders and such.

>I WISH I had seen a notice that it was changed to unlimited!

Folders are unlimited.

>*IF* you mean that the icon to save as a favourite would still exist but it would now go to the folder instead, I can live with that.

The option has been merged under Folders.

>If you mean that in future I have to do it manually, I'll have to try it to see how bad it is and what implications that has.

See about it and let me know.