I've been trying out pan-gtk2 from cvs and I've noticed that the new
filter dialog that replaces the old filter menu lacks the ability to
specify that old read messages be hiden while old unread messages are shown.
The only available filters are for old messages and unread messages, and I
have not been able to find a combination that works. old pan had a specific
entry in the menu for read messages.

This has left pan pretty much useless for me as a newsreader as, whenever
pan updates the article list, all my currently unread articles get flagged
old and disappear, or I leave old message showing, in which case they never
disappear.

I hope this is just an oversight. pan-gtk2 has silently upgraded my database
so I can't go back...