Sent Messages Show in Inbox

Outlook 2007 SP2 and all current updates
on Win7 Pro 32-bit
Blackberry Curve IMAP'ing email via Internet Email setup
New emails I send from Outlook properly show in my Sent Items folder only.
Emails to which I Reply or Forward from Outlook show in my Sent Items folder AND in my IMAP folder's Inbox as an unread message.
Reply/Forward from webmail or Blackberry does not create a duplicate item.
I'm using a hosted email solution from Rackspace.com (I've contacted them and they have no idea) and have my account as IMAP in Outlook.
In Outlook, I have the default Save sent mail in Outlook Sent Items Folder, which saves it in the default PST, not the IMAP folder's Sent Mail.
I do have an Outlook Rule which copies Sent Mail from the default folder over to the IMAP Sent Mail folder so that I can see my sent items via webmail. However, I have also disabled and deleted this rule and the problem persists, so I do have this rule active
again.
There are no rules or filters on either webmail or on my Blackberry.
Also, the copy of the sent mail that shows in my Inbox does not have any Internet Headers, so I can't look to see if the duplicates have the same message ID or not.
In case the Blackberry has a part in this, I turned off my Blackberry, which had no effect (although if the source is the Blackberry Internet Service servers or my cell carrier, then just turning off my device wouldn't make a difference).
I've found a few other posts about this issue online (including one other mention on GroovyPost), but the only "solution" was to disable the function of saving sent items entirely. This isn't an option for me (although that does, of course, work).
The problem just showed up one day, so of course the first thought is "what's changed?". The only thing I can think of is a possible WindowsUpdate, though I'm reticent to start uninstalling patches one at a time to test this.
I've tried creating a new Outlook profile using a new PST, but no joy.
Any ideas or suggestions would be most welcome.
Thanks!
Brian

Hi,
This issue might be related to the side effect of the Windows update. Try to uninstall the update from Add/Remove Programs. Check the box before: Show updates. Locate
the update and uninstall it.
If the problem persists, please try system restore. For the detailed steps, you can refer to this article:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows7/products/features/system-restore
Please take your time to try the suggestions and let me know the results at your earliest convenience. If anything is unclear or if there is anything I can do for
you, please feel free to let me know.
Best Regards,
Sally Tang

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