diff --git a/xtrn/DDMsgReader/DDMsgReader.js b/xtrn/DDMsgReader/DDMsgReader.js
index 18e59dd1326ac4d8581e81998960644269a8bad8..8ef49f21508269e194cd188d36bb668c6da41470 100644
--- a/xtrn/DDMsgReader/DDMsgReader.js
+++ b/xtrn/DDMsgReader/DDMsgReader.js
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
  *                              Updated permission check functions (speed improvement)
  * 2023-10-18 Eric Oulashin     Version 1.82
  *                              Fix for # posts and missing dates in sub-board list when changing sub-board
+ * 2023-10-25 Eric Oulashin     Version 1.83
+ *                              Personal emails to the sysop received as "sysop" (or starting with "sysop")
+ *                              are now correctly identified and marked as read when read
  */
 
 "use strict";
@@ -145,8 +148,8 @@ var ansiterm = require("ansiterm_lib.js", 'expand_ctrl_a');
 
 
 // Reader version information
-var READER_VERSION = "1.82";
-var READER_DATE = "2023-10-18";
+var READER_VERSION = "1.83";
+var READER_DATE = "2023-10-25";
 
 // Keyboard key codes for displaying on the screen
 var UP_ARROW = ascii(24);
@@ -255,7 +258,7 @@ var BLOCK1 = "\xB0"; // Dimmest block
 var BLOCK2 = "\xB1";
 var BLOCK3 = "\xB2";
 var BLOCK4 = "\xDB"; // Brightest block
-var MID_BLOCK = ascii(220);
+var MID_BLOCK = ascii(254);
 var TALL_UPPER_MID_BLOCK = "\xFE";
 var UPPER_CENTER_BLOCK = "\xDF";
 var LOWER_CENTER_BLOCK = "\xDC";
@@ -4851,7 +4854,8 @@ function DigDistMsgReader_ReadMessageEnhanced(pOffset, pAllowChgArea)
 		return retObj;
 	
 	// Mark the message as read if it was written to the current user
-	if (userHandleAliasNameMatch(msgHeader.to) && ((msgHeader.attr & MSG_READ) == 0))
+	var personalEmailToCurrentSysopUser = this.readingPersonalEmail && user.is_sysop && msgHeader.to.toUpperCase().indexOf("SYSOP") == 0;
+	if (((msgHeader.attr & MSG_READ) == 0) && (userHandleAliasNameMatch(msgHeader.to) || personalEmailToCurrentSysopUser))
 	{
 		// Using applyAttrsInMsgHdrInMessagbase(), which loads the header without
 		// expanded fields and saves the attributes with that header.
diff --git a/xtrn/DDMsgReader/readme.txt b/xtrn/DDMsgReader/readme.txt
index 8cd7d5a9bbde3e7de70283c8379768547a2095f3..da863bbeb88df0dbc7de942df2833971aac90083 100644
--- a/xtrn/DDMsgReader/readme.txt
+++ b/xtrn/DDMsgReader/readme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
                       Digital Distortion Message Reader
-                                 Version 1.82
-                           Release date: 2023-10-18
+                                 Version 1.83
+                           Release date: 2023-10-25
 
                                      by
 
diff --git a/xtrn/DDMsgReader/revision_history.txt b/xtrn/DDMsgReader/revision_history.txt
index 87225a053ecaceab8208fc3b2317beb4bcadc23a..b887841fbee8bbc3e5932452f41cffe400c87bb9 100644
--- a/xtrn/DDMsgReader/revision_history.txt
+++ b/xtrn/DDMsgReader/revision_history.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Revision History (change log)
 =============================
 Version  Date         Description
 -------  ----         -----------
+1.83     2023-10-25   Personal emails to the sysop received as "sysop" (or
+                      starting with "sysop") are now correctly identified and
+                      marked as read when read
 1.82     2023-10-18   Fix for # posts and missing dates in sub-board list when
                       changing sub-board
 1.81     2023-10-11   Updated permission check functions (speed improvement)