> >> have it visible to the mail client, which can be told what to do > >> with it. > >Exactly. > <gripe> > Assuming you're allowed to use a client in the first place. > </gripe> >... I often read mail with cat and grep by choice. Am I a bad person? No just a minority. I tend to also but for normal accounts that I get 200+ emails a day I tend to use a client makes life easier.