diff --git a/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.cpp b/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.cpp
index 2bee88c82079..51ca569396e8 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ nsCOMPtr<nsISupportsArray> nsMsgFilterDataSource::mFilterArcsOut;
 nsMsgFilterDataSource::nsMsgFilterDataSource()
 {
     NS_INIT_ISUPPORTS();
+
     if (mGlobalRefCount == 0)
         initGlobalObjects(getRDFService());
-  
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_alecf
+    printf("nsMsgFilterDataSource::nsMsgFilterDataSource()\n");
+#endif
+    
     mGlobalRefCount++;
     /* member initializers and constructor code */
 }
@@ -87,6 +92,18 @@ nsMsgFilterDataSource::GetTargets(nsIRDFResource *aSource,
                                   PRBool aTruthValue,
                                   nsISimpleEnumerator **aResult)
 {
+#ifdef DEBUG_alecf
+    nsXPIDLCString source;
+    aSource->GetValue(getter_Copies(source));
+
+    nsXPIDLCString property;
+    aProperty->GetValue(getter_Copies(property));
+
+    printf("nsMsgFilterDataSource::GetTargets(%s, %s, %s..);\n",
+           (const char*)source,
+           (const char*)property, aTruthValue ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
+
+#endif
     nsresult rv;
     nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgFilterList> filterList;
     
@@ -100,12 +117,9 @@ nsMsgFilterDataSource::GetTargets(nsIRDFResource *aSource,
         rv = getFilterListTargets(filterList, aSource, aProperty,
                                   aTruthValue, resourceList);
     else {
-        // maybe it's just a filter
-        nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgFilter> filter;
-        rv = aSource->GetDelegate("filter", NS_GET_IID(nsIMsgFilter),
-                                  (void **)getter_AddRefs(filter));
-        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
-            rv = getFilterTargets(filter, aProperty, aTruthValue, resourceList);
+        // maybe it's a filter?
+        // not sure if RDF will ask us or not.
+        NS_WARNING("nsMsgFilterDataSource: Filters don't have multiple targets");
     }
 
     nsArrayEnumerator *cursor = new nsArrayEnumerator(resourceList);
@@ -117,6 +131,17 @@ nsMsgFilterDataSource::GetTargets(nsIRDFResource *aSource,
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsMsgFilterDataSource::GetTarget(nsIRDFResource *aSource,
+                                 nsIRDFResource *aProperty,
+                                 PRBool aTruthValue,
+                                 nsIRDFNode **aResult)
+{
+    *aResult = nsnull;
+    
+    return NS_RDF_NO_VALUE;
+}
+
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsMsgFilterDataSource::ArcLabelsOut(nsIRDFResource *aSource,
diff --git a/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.h b/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.h
index 2ed91cae120e..fd93d9ff9657 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.h
+++ b/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDataSource.h
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ public:
                           nsIRDFResource *property,
                           PRBool aTruthValue,
                           nsISimpleEnumerator **_retval);
+    
+    NS_IMETHOD GetTarget(nsIRDFResource *aSource,
+                         nsIRDFResource *aProperty,
+                         PRBool aTruthValue,
+                         nsIRDFNode **aResult);
+    
     NS_IMETHOD ArcLabelsOut(nsIRDFResource *source,
                             nsISimpleEnumerator **_retval);
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDelegateFactory.cpp b/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDelegateFactory.cpp
index c87d9163a971..e10a1b8dcdaa 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDelegateFactory.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/base/search/src/nsMsgFilterDelegateFactory.cpp
@@ -56,18 +56,33 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgFilterDelegateFactory::CreateDelegate(nsIRDFResource *aOuter,
     // otherwise make sure it's in the form
     // mailbox://userid@server/foldername#filter4
 
+#ifdef DEBUG_alecf
+    nsXPIDLCString outerValue;
+    aOuter->GetValue(getter_Copies(outerValue));
+    printf("nsMsgFilterDelegateFactory::CreateDelegate(%s, %s, ..)\n",
+           outerValue, aKey);
+#endif
+    
     *aResult = nsnull;
     
     nsresult rv;
     if (aIID.Equals(NS_GET_IID(nsIMsgFilterList))) {
         nsIMsgFilterList *filterList;
         rv = getFilterListDelegate(aOuter, &filterList);
+#ifdef DEBUG_alecf
+        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
+            printf("  creating nsIMsgFilterList delegate\n");
+#endif
         if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
             *aResult = (void *)filterList;
 
     } else if (aIID.Equals(NS_GET_IID(nsIMsgFilter))) {
         nsIMsgFilter *filter;
         rv = getFilterDelegate(aOuter, &filter);
+#ifdef DEBUG_alecf
+        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
+            printf("  creating nsIMsgFilter delegate\n");
+#endif
         if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
             *aResult = (void *)filter;
     }