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From: argv@turnpike.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan Heller)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: Status line in headers
Message-ID: <141237@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 23 Aug 90 19:10:09 GMT
References: <1990Aug21.114941.13504@cs.eur.nl> <:YD5PR7@xds13.ferranti.com>
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In article <:YD5PR7@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
> In article <1990Aug21.114941.13504@cs.eur.nl> reino@cs.eur.nl (Reino de Boer) writes:
> > Could someone tell me what the "Status: " line in mail headers is used
> > for ?
> 
> 	O	Opened. You have read mail since this message
> 		was deposited in your mailbox.
> 	R	Read. You have actually read this message (how much
> 		depends on the MUA, most will set this flag if you
> 		have only seen the first page).

Mush uses this status line as well to track whether or not you've
saved mail, printed it, replied to it, forwarded it to others. etc..

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dan
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