As a workaround to the light bulb problem, I am now not using my back button in Internet Explorer 4.01 to get back to the previous page but rather only use the "Hop to" feature at the end of a list of folders in a forum or in a message thread in a folder to get back to the broad headings (Flyer Talk Support, Flyer News, Airline Program, Charge Card, Hotel Program) in Flyertalk.
When I do this, my lightbulbs don't vanish and I can see what I haven't read yet. I must resist the temptation to use the back button, I must resist the temptation to use the back button . . .
[This message has been edited by BlondeBomber (edited 01-23-99).]
[This message has been edited by BlondeBomber (edited 01-23-99).]