AWL> When I change my current message, it doesn't update the areas screen to 
AWL> the current lastread unread etc when I exit, only when I go into the area 
AWL> for the second time does it update.

Yeah, it's a problem with the area list.  It's a known problem.
I'm hoping David Begley will fix it, since he's doing some work
on it at the moment.  

AWL> btw which Useroffset is used, the one you define in each
"Name" line, or 
AWL> the one down in various?

I don't know what "various" is.  BFN.  Paul.

STOP PRESS!

Here's the bug fix...

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RCS file: e:\cvs\msged\src\msged.c,v
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -r1.13 msged.c
1422c1422
<     CurArea.lastread = min(max(CurArea.lastread, CurArea.current),
CurArea.messages);
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>     CurArea.lastread = min(CurArea.current, CurArea.messages);
@EOT:

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