GNU Emacs Manual. Node: Rmail Attributes

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25.9: Rmail Attributes

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 (see Rmail Deletion).
`filed' Means the message has been copied to some other file. Assigned by the file output commands (see Rmail Files).
`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 the user, and have no standard meaning.

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