diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Sink.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Sink.cpp
index 69e52356e7c..e8fbf3b7d28 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Sink.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Sink.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ nsPop3Sink::EndMailDelivery(nsIPop3Protocol *protocol)
       m_outFileStream->flush();	// try this.
     m_newMailParser->OnStopRequest(nsnull, nsnull, NS_OK);
     m_newMailParser->SetDBFolderStream(nsnull); // stream is going away
-    m_newMailParser->EndMsgDownload();
+    // disable this for now - it break "new" status for pop3 filtered mail.
+    // will need to store new set in msg folder, I think...
+//    m_newMailParser->EndMsgDownload();
   }
   if (m_outFileStream)
   {