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From: asg@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bruce Varney)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Making the opening screen contain new mail
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Date: 5 Apr 91 04:19:18 GMT
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In article <6180@pta.oz.au> bgg@pta.oz.au (Ben Golding) writes:
}One of my users has asked whether it's possible to make Elm display
}newly incorporated mail on the initial subject display when Elm starts
}up.  At present, the initial subject display starts from the first
}message in the user's folder.  My user has to step through many screens
}of pending messages to find his new mail and he doesn't like that.
}
}I've read through the manual thoroughly and I haven't found any options
}that relate to this.  Have I missed something or will I just tell my
}user "that's how it works"?
}
}	Ben.
Have him set pointnew = ON . 
This will not keep from displaying old messages, but it will start up with 
the arrow (or reverse video bar) on the first New message in the folder.
Hope that helps
		Bruce

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