Subject: symbols

From: Maurie R Negrin <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 11:55:09 -0400 (EDT)

What does "N" mean next to messages in my sent-mail folder? Is this a way
to tell if a sent message has been read? Thanks
P.S. Or, is there another way to tell if a sent message has been read?

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From: Edward M Greshko <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 07:53:20 +0800 (GMT)

> P.S. Or, is there another way to tell if a sent message has been read?

N(ew).  As in unread....as in what the "help" menus are to you.  :-)

Take some time.....read the help....learn somethings.

Regards,

Ed

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 12:31:37 +0100 (BST)

The "N" symbol in against a message in _any_ folder (including the
sent-mail folder) means that _you_ have not read the message stored there.
It is not, as I suspect you had hoped, an indicator of whether the
recipient has read the message or not.

There is no guaranteed way of gaining such information (short of asking
the person in question by phone or in person!).  Many people/sites view
the provision of such notification an invasion of privacy.

Cheers,

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