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Rmail Attributes
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   Some labels such as `deleted' and `filed' have built-in meanings and
are assigned to or removed from 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 (Note: Rmail Deletion).

`filed'
     Means the message has been copied to some other file.  Assigned by
     the file output commands (Note: Rmail Files).

`answered'
     Means you have mailed an answer to the message.  Assigned by the
     `r' command (`rmail-reply').  Note: Rmail Reply.

`forwarded'
     Means you have forwarded the message.  Assigned by the `f' command
     (`rmail-forward').  Note: Rmail Reply.

`edited'
     Means you have edited the text of the message within Rmail.  Note:
     Rmail Editing.

`resent'
     Means you have resent the message.  Assigned by the command `M-x
     rmail-resend'.  Note: Rmail Reply.

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