>Then something is wrong with my settings because:
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>1) If I click on a message to read it, the forecolor font is black when I click on it and it is black when I have read it. The color does not change after I have viewed a message so I cannot tell which messages I've read and which I have not.

Yes, for those, I will adjust that after I resolve the Firefox issue.

>2) New windows open up with a bright white background (not as important as #1 - this can be waited on)

I will check your stylesheet and see why you have a white background.