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Message Index
The messages in the current folder are indexed on the Message Menu, one per line, in the format:
sssnum mmm d from
(lines) subject
defined as:
sss A three-character status field, described in the Message Status subsection.
num The ordinal message index number.
mmm The month from the last
Date: header entry, or from the
From message header.
d The day from the last
Date: header entry, or from the
From message header.
from Either the sender name from the last
From: header entry or from the From message
header.
lines The number of lines in the message.
subject The subject description from the first
Subject: header entry, truncated to fit your
screen.
The current message index entry is either highlighted in inverse video or marked in the left margin with
an arrow (
->). See the
-a option in the Options subsection and the arrow string variable in the ELM
CONFIGURATION section.
Message Status
The first three characters of each message index entry describe the message status. Each can be blank or
one of the values described below in descending order of precedence.
When a message has more than one status flag of a particular type set, the highest-precedence indicator
is displayed on the index line. For example, if a forms message (
F) is also marked as company
confidential (
C), the C rather than the F status character is displayed.
Column One: Variable Status
D Deleted. The message is marked for deletion.
E Expired. The date specified in the Expires: header entry is older than today.
elm accepts
the following date formats:
Mon, 11 Jun 90 (format produced by elm in the Header Menu)
Jun 11, 90
11 Jun, 90
9006111324GMT (ISO X.400 format: YYMMDDhhmmzzz)
N New. The message was received after your last elm session or during the current session.
The message has not been read.
O Old. The message was received before or during your last elm session. It was marked N in
your last session and it was not read.
Blank. The message has been read.
Column Two: Permanent Status
C Confidential. The Sensitivity: 3 header entry is present. The message is considered
company confidential, as specified by the ISO X.400 standard. You can set this value for out-
bound mail with the user-defined option of the Header Menu.
U Urgent. The message contains a Priority: header entry.
P Private. The Sensitivity: 2 header entry is present. The message is considered private,
as specified by the ISO X.400 standard. You can set this value for outbound mail with the
user-defined option of the Header Menu.
A Action. The message contains an Action: header entry.
F Forms. The message is an elm forms message. The message contains a Content-
Type: mailform header entry.
M MIME. The message or its attachments is in a MIME format that can be displayed using
metamail.
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