So what about the plus (+) signs in front of certain messages? These tell me that these messages were addressed directly to me (your address appears in the To: field, even though you don't see that field here). Email that comes from a mailing list manager or junk mail that comes from a spammer will typically have a generic (or bogus) To: address.

Unlike mail, Pine doesn't keep your incoming and previously read messages in totally different places. All your messages show up on this screen, whether they are brand new or six months old.

For more information on the pine command, see the pine manual.

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