--- a/doc/user_guide.txt	Thu Oct 10 08:24:37 2002 +0000
+++ b/doc/user_guide.txt	Thu Oct 10 11:21:51 2002 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 User Guide
 ==========
 
-:Version: $Revision: 1.9 $
+:Version: $Revision: 1.10 $
 
 .. contents::
 
@@ -198,6 +198,20 @@
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+Automatic Properties
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+**status of new issues**
+ When a new message is received that is not identified as being related to an
+ existing issue, it creates a new issue. The status of the new issue is
+ defaulted to "unread".
+
+**reopening of resolved issues**
+ When a message is is received for a resolved issue, the issue status is
+ automatically reset to "chatting" to indicate new information has been
+ received.
+
+
 E-Mail Message Content
 ----------------------