Once upon a time, Helge Aksdal said: > How can i get the thread arrow red instead of grey? In you .muttrc, you need line similar too:- color tree <foreground> <background> Or to make the arrows red:- color tree brightred default You might also find section 3.7 of TFM interesting[1]. HTH, Joe [1] http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/manual-3.html#ss3.7 -- Procrastination means never having to say you're sorry.