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I can't get the "View->Messages->Unread" option to stick for newsgroups; it keeps getting reset to "All"

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Reading a newsgroup I change settings as indicated in subject and get only unread messages displayed. After reading messages I close T-bird; when I re-open the setting has again been changed from Unread to All.

 Application Basics
   Name: Thunderbird
   Version: 24.3.0
   User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.3.0
   Profile Directory: Open Directory
             (Local drive)
   Application Build ID: 20140203144742
   Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
   Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
   Crash Reports: about:crashes
   Memory Use: about:memory
 Mail and News Accounts
   account1:
     INCOMING: account1, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
   account2:
     INCOMING: account2, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext
   account3:
     INCOMING: account3, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
   account4:
     INCOMING: account4, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
   account5:
     INCOMING: account5, , (imap) imap.mail.yahoo.com:993, SSL, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtp.mail.yahoo.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
   account6:
     INCOMING: account6, , (nntp) news.eternal-september.org:119, plain, passwordCleartext
     OUTGOING: smtp.mail.yahoo.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true
 Extensions
   ViewAbout, 2.0.1, true, viewabout@rumblingedge.com
 Important Modified Preferences
   Name: Value
     browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
     browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
     extensions.lastAppVersion: 24.3.0
     mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: cb5f766a-5af0-4c7b-b16f-5950dd615ae
     mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1
     network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
     places.database.lastMaintenance: 1395714900
     places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 92130
     plugin.importedState: true
 Graphics
     Adapter Description: VMware, Inc. -- Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 128 bits)
     Vendor ID: VMware, Inc.
     Device ID: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 128 bits)
     Driver Version: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.0-devel
     WebGL Renderer: Blocked for your graphics driver version.
     GPU Accelerated Windows: 0. Blocked for your graphics driver version.
     AzureCanvasBackend: cairo
     AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: none
     AzureContentBackend: none
 JavaScript
 Incremental GC: 1
 Accessibility
   Activated: 0
   Prevent Accessibility: 0
 Library Versions
     Expected minimum version
     Version in use
     NSPR
     4.10.2
     4.10.2
     NSS
     3.15.4 Basic ECC
     3.15.4 Extended ECC
     NSS Util
     3.15.4
     3.15.4
     NSS SSL
     3.15.4 Basic ECC
     3.15.4 Extended ECC
     NSS S/MIME
     3.15.4 Basic ECC
     3.15.4 Extended ECC
Reading a newsgroup I change settings as indicated in subject and get only unread messages displayed. After reading messages I close T-bird; when I re-open the setting has again been changed from Unread to All. Application Basics Name: Thunderbird Version: 24.3.0 User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.3.0 Profile Directory: Open Directory (Local drive) Application Build ID: 20140203144742 Enabled Plugins: about:plugins Build Configuration: about:buildconfig Crash Reports: about:crashes Memory Use: about:memory Mail and News Accounts account1: INCOMING: account1, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true account2: INCOMING: account2, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext account3: INCOMING: account3, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true account4: INCOMING: account4, , (pop3) pop.secureserver.net:995, SSL, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: smtpout.secureserver.net:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true account5: INCOMING: account5, , (imap) imap.mail.yahoo.com:993, SSL, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: smtp.mail.yahoo.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true account6: INCOMING: account6, , (nntp) news.eternal-september.org:119, plain, passwordCleartext OUTGOING: smtp.mail.yahoo.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true Extensions ViewAbout, 2.0.1, true, viewabout@rumblingedge.com Important Modified Preferences Name: Value browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false extensions.lastAppVersion: 24.3.0 mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: cb5f766a-5af0-4c7b-b16f-5950dd615ae mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1 network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true places.database.lastMaintenance: 1395714900 places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 92130 plugin.importedState: true Graphics Adapter Description: VMware, Inc. -- Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 128 bits) Vendor ID: VMware, Inc. Device ID: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.3, 128 bits) Driver Version: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.0-devel WebGL Renderer: Blocked for your graphics driver version. GPU Accelerated Windows: 0. Blocked for your graphics driver version. AzureCanvasBackend: cairo AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: none AzureContentBackend: none JavaScript Incremental GC: 1 Accessibility Activated: 0 Prevent Accessibility: 0 Library Versions Expected minimum version Version in use NSPR 4.10.2 4.10.2 NSS 3.15.4 Basic ECC 3.15.4 Extended ECC NSS Util 3.15.4 3.15.4 NSS SSL 3.15.4 Basic ECC 3.15.4 Extended ECC NSS S/MIME 3.15.4 Basic ECC 3.15.4 Extended ECC

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can you turn off the message pane (F8) between restarts? I am guessing it will turn on again as well.