> Alternatively, you can also build mutt against SLang instead, and that
> also should allow you to use "default".  Haven't tried it, though.

Colors seem to be fine, including the use of "default", with SLang.

Since we're on the topic of Mutt, are there people using it with Japanese?
While it's certainly usable, I seem to be getting quite a bit of "mojibake."
Even some mail I can read okay with mailx will have a few characters wrong
in mutt.

For example, a small excerpt from the help menu:

N           select-new             このディタクトタ耽の新しいファイタた選多すた
O           sort-reverse           タッセ・踉札犬竜媾職６柑偉�
c           change-dir             ディタクトタた変更
m           enter-mask             ファイタ・瘢雹マスクた匿力
o           sort                   タッセ・踉札犬陸６柑偉�

Some trick to know about?

henry nelson