> Okay this is weird ... i just got a spam mail from gamespy and it was
> tagged as new. but when i get other mail(from a list or from myself) its
> not tagged as new. WTF! this is VERY annoying.

Are you 110% sure that you don't have another mutt or other emailer
session running somewhere that's updating the status of the mail?
Or some cron script that's touching your mailbox?

~Deepak

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Deepak Saxena - dsaxena@plexity.net

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
    - The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Stephen King