AUTO_SORT_DATE

As of Notes 9.0.1, you can now control the date column in the mailfile preferences to automatically sort ascending or descending.  (

autosort

The option can also be set via the notes.ini

AUTO_SORT_DATE=11 or 12

A value of 11 displays the most recent message at the end of the view (the default) and 12 displays it at the beginning of the view.