Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Sorting Mail Messages

You can use the options on the View menu to order your messages.

By Date/Time 

Sorts messages with the most recent at the bottom 

By Sender 

Sorts messages alphabetically by sender name 

By Subject 

Sorts messages alphabetically by subject 

By Size 

Sorts messages from the smallest to the largest 

By Status 

Sorts messages together by read and new (useful if you read your mail in non-sequential order) 

The message headers are rearranged and redisplayed in the mailbox in the new order.