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  Outlook Express e-mail messages
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File attachment icon
The message has one or more files attached.
High priority icon
The message has been marked high priority by the sender.
Low priority icon
The message has been marked low priority by the sender.
Message read icon
The message has been read. The message heading appears in light type.
Unread message icon
The message has not been read. The message heading appears in bold type.
Replied mail message icon
The message has been replied to.
Forwarded mail message icon
The message has been forwarded.
In progress message icon
The message is in progress in the Drafts folder.
Unread digitally signed message icon
The message is digitally signed and unopened.
Unread digitally signed and encrypted message icon
The message is encrypted and unopened.
Unread encrypted message icon
The message is digitally signed, encrypted, and unopened.
Digitally signed, opened message icon
The message is digitally signed and has been opened.
Encrypted, opened message icon
The message is encrypted and has been opened.
Encrypted and  digitally signed, opened message icon
The message is digitally signed and encrypted, and has been opened.
Collapsed conversation icon
The message has responses that are collapsed. Click the icon to show all the responses (expand the conversation).
Expanded conversation icon
The message and all of its responses are expanded. Click the icon to hide all the responses (collapse the conversation).
Unread news message header on an IMAP server
The unread message header is on an IMAP server.
Read news message marked for deletion on an IMAP server
The opened message is marked for deletion on an IMAP server.
News message in Draft folder icon
The message is flagged.
News message marked for download
The IMAP message is marked to be downloaded.
News message and all conversations marked for download
The IMAP message and all conversations are marked to be downloaded.
News message without conversations is marked for download
The individual IMAP message (without conversations) is marked to be downloaded.

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