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MH messages do not support marks or flags in the traditional sense, but they do support sequences, which are logical groupings of arbitrary messages. Some mail reading programs (although not the standard mh and nmh) use sequences in much the same way flags are used with other formats, as follows:
Sequence | Explanation |
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unseen | Not read, but previously detected by MUA |
replied | Replied to |
flagged | Marked as important |
MHMessage instances offer the following methods:
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When an MHMessage instance is created based upon a MaildirMessage instance, the following conversions take place:
Resulting state | MaildirMessage state |
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"unseen" sequence | no S flag |
"replied" sequence | R flag |
"flagged" sequence | F flag |
When an MHMessage instance is created based upon an mboxMessage or MMDFMessage instance, the Status: and X-Status: headers are omitted and the following conversions take place:
Resulting state | mboxMessage or MMDFMessage state |
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"unseen" sequence | no R flag |
"replied" sequence | A flag |
"flagged" sequence | F flag |
When an MHMessage instance is created based upon a BabylMessage instance, the following conversions take place:
Resulting state | BabylMessage state |
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"unseen" sequence | "unseen" label |
"replied" sequence | "answered" label |
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