37.9 Rmail Attributes

Some labels such as `deleted' and `filed' have built-in meanings, and Rmail assigns them to messages automatically at appropriate times; these labels are called attributes. Here is a list of Rmail attributes:

`unseen'

Means the message has never been current. Assigned to messages when they come from an inbox file, and removed when a message is made current. When you start Rmail, it initially shows the first message that has this attribute.

`deleted'

Means the message is deleted. Assigned by deletion commands and removed by undeletion commands (see Rmail Deletion).

`filed'

Means the message has been copied to some other file. Assigned by the o and C-o file output commands (see Rmail Output).

`stored'

Assigned by the w file output command (see Rmail Output).

`answered'

Means you have mailed an answer to the message. Assigned by the r command (rmail-reply). See Rmail Reply.

`forwarded'

Means you have forwarded the message. Assigned by the f command (rmail-forward). See Rmail Reply.

`edited'

Means you have edited the text of the message within Rmail. See Rmail Editing.

`resent'

Means you have resent the message. Assigned by the command M-x rmail-resend. See Rmail Reply.

All other labels are assigned or removed only by users, and have no standard meaning.