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Comment	>> Turns out that this was due to the msgflags_hidesys preference being > >> turned on by default and no way to turn it off for the user. I > >> changed both, but I wonder why we need this setting at all. I doesn't > >> make much sense to me. > > > > Turns out that the main issue is that the seen flag should have been > of type 'imapu', not 'imap'. > > > > Agreed that a separate msgflags_hidesys pref is not needed - this can > be handled entirely via the 'imap' vs. 'imapu' type field in the > msgflags pref. I've made this change. However, the theory behind > the pref is still sound - not all system flags should be > user-settable (by default). For example, the forwarded, draft, and > answered flag should really never be set by the user. These flags > indicate specific things at the IMAP level and messing with them is > arguably breaking RFCs. Thus the need to not show these flags in the > Mark Messages dropdown. Theoretically, the deleted flag should be on > this list also since it should be set exclusively via Delete/Undelete > actions. However, since we allow switching between Trash and > non-Trash mode, it is sometimes necessary to remove unwanted deleted > flags. And even though unseen also should not be theoretically > settable, it is the single most important flag in terms of message > highlighting that it is ok to allow being set.
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