Why do flags revert to red in Lion Mail?

On (IMAP) accounts other than iCloud/MobileMe, flags that I set to colors other than red revert to red over time. Why is this happening and how do I fix it? What is the soruce of the problem? Is it a bug in Mail, or is it a problem at the server?

Wow I have noticed this too and it's a problem.  I thought I was separating different types of mail by the color of the flag but when it gets changed back to red it creates a problem!
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