Does UW simply mark the messages as \Seen after a RETR? I don't see any other way to determine if the user has actually read the message.
imap first. message 131 is not \Seen. c fetch 131 flags * 131 FETCH (FLAGS (Junk)) c OK FETCH completed z logout * BYE okari.cc.columbia.edu IMAP4rev1 server terminating connection z OK LOGOUT completed pop. retr 131 +OK 7645 octets ...blablabla quit +OK Sayonara imap again-- now it is \Seen c fetch 131 flags * 131 FETCH (FLAGS (\Seen Junk)) c OK FETCH completed Joseph Brennan Columbia University Information Technology ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html