Have to manually "mark as read" emails. Need auto mode back

I have to manually "mark as read" all my emails through right clicking in drop down menu. I need auto mode back. Can't find where to make it happen. Even reloaded " Mail " from Leopard DVD. Still have to " mark as read" manually. Any ideas?

do you have more than one email account? and if so do you get the same behavior across email accounts?
also, can you log in as another user, launch Mail, create an account in Mail, maybe a simple pop account, and see if you get the same issue logged in as another user. That way you will know if it is a user specific issue if as another user the issue cannot be replicated, or an app/system issue if the issue repeats itself.
I would suggest the following:
rebuild every mailbox, see if that helps
repair permissions in applications>utilities>disk utility and repair permissions, see if that helps
delete one of your accounts, the recreate, and see if that helps
let me know

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