diff -udprP mutt-1.4.2.2.orig/hdrline.c mutt-1.4.2.2/hdrline.c

--- mutt-1.4.2.2.orig/hdrline.c	2002-03-25 13:29:32.000000000 +0200

+++ mutt-1.4.2.2/hdrline.c	2006-07-18 12:37:13.000000000 +0300

@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ int mutt_user_is_recipient (HEADER *h)

  * %f = entire from line

  * %F = like %n, unless from self

  * %i = message-id

+ * %I = initials of author

  * %l = number of lines in the message

  * %L = like %F, except `lists' are displayed first

  * %m = number of messages in the mailbox

@@ -444,6 +445,31 @@ hdr_format_str (char *dest,

       mutt_format_s (dest, destlen, prefix, hdr->env->message_id ? hdr->env->message_id : "<no.id>");

       break;

+    case 'I':

+      {

+	int iflag = FALSE;

+	int j = 0;

+

+	for (i = 0; hdr->env->from && hdr->env->from->personal &&

+		    hdr->env->from->personal[i] && j < SHORT_STRING - 1; i++)

+	{

+	  if (isalpha ((int)hdr->env->from->personal[i]))

+	  {

+	    if (!iflag)

+	    {

+	      buf2[j++] = hdr->env->from->personal[i];

+	      iflag = TRUE;

+	    }

+	  }

+	  else

+	    iflag = FALSE;

+	}

+

+	buf2[j] = '\0';

+      }

+      mutt_format_s (dest, destlen, prefix, buf2);

+      break;

+

     case 'l':

       if (!optional)

       {

diff -udprP mutt-1.4.2.2.orig/PATCHES mutt-1.4.2.2/PATCHES

--- mutt-1.4.2.2.orig/PATCHES	2001-11-26 21:16:52.000000000 +0200

+++ mutt-1.4.2.2/PATCHES	2006-07-18 12:37:13.000000000 +0300

@@ -0,0 +1 @@

+vvv.initials