You're right about Foxfire advancing the "read message" indicator from the "Next Message" box but I have another problem. Although Foxfire indicates the messages read, it appears to do so only for the session I'm currently in. When I log off and subsequently log in again it doesn't retain the, "read message" info. If I'm not here for a couple of days, I lose track of where I ended last time.

When I use the IE browser, I can only effect the "read message" indicator by accessing the next message from the message board (as you indicated) but unlike Foxfire, it retains the list of "read messages" for a few days. Before Agora's last fix, I was able to advance the "read message" indicator with the "Next Message" box, too. Something's changed.

It's possible the problem is with me..... I dunno. On the other hand, there might have been more unintended consequences from Agora's last fix.