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2.3.1. The Message Index

c               change to a different mailbox
ESC c           change to a folder in read-only mode
C               copy the current message to another mailbox
ESC C           decode a message and copy it to a folder
ESC s           decode a message and save it to a folder
D               delete messages matching a pattern
d               delete the current message
F               mark as important
l               show messages matching a pattern
N               mark message as new
o               change the current sort method
O               reverse sort the mailbox
q               save changes and exit
s               save-message
T               tag messages matching a pattern
t               toggle the tag on a message
ESC t           toggle tag on entire message thread
U               undelete messages matching a pattern
u               undelete-message
v               view-attachments
x               abort changes and exit
<Return>        display-message
<Tab>           jump to the next new message
@               show the author's full e-mail address
$               save changes to mailbox
/               search
ESC /           search-reverse
^L              clear and redraw the screen
^T              untag messages matching a pattern

2.3.1.1. Status Flags

In addition to who sent the message and the subject, a short summary of the disposition of each message is printed beside the message number. Zero or more of the following ``flags'' may appear, which mean:

D

message is deleted (is marked for deletion)

d

message have attachments marked for deletion

K

contains a PGP public key

N

message is new

O

message is old

P

message is PGP encrypted

r

message has been replied to

S

message is signed, and the signature is succesfully verified

s

message is signed

!

message is flagged

*

message is tagged

Some of the status flags can be turned on or off using

Furthermore, the following flags reflect who the message is addressed to. They can be customized with the $to_chars variable.

+

message is to you and you only

T

message is to you, but also to or cc'ed to others

C

message is cc'ed to you

F

message is from you

L

message is sent to a subscribed mailing list


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