diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribe.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribe.xul
index f693e6b8a682..9902344822fc 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribe.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/subscribe.xul
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Rights Reserved.
                 <template>
                   <rule NC:CanSubscribe="true">
                     <menupopup>
-                      <menuitem uri="..." value="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Name"/>
+                      <menuitem class="subscribeMenuItem menuitem-iconic" uri="..." value="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Name" ServerType="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#ServerType" IsSecure="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#IsSecure"/>
                     </menupopup>
                   </rule>
                 </template>
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ Rights Reserved.
           <template>
             <rule>    
               <treechildren flex="1">
-                <treeitem uri="..." name="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Name" Subscribed="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Subscribed">
+                <treeitem uri="..." name="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Name" Subscribed="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Subscribed" ServerType="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#ServerType">
                   <treerow>
-                    <treecell indent="true" class="treecell-indent" value="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#LeafName"/>
+                    <treecell indent="true" class="treecell-indent tree-cell-subscribe-icon" value="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#LeafName"  ServerType="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#ServerType"/>
                     <treecell class="treecell-image subscribedcol" allowevents="true" onclick="return top.ReverseStateFromNode(event.originalTarget.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode)" value="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Subscribed"/>
                     <treecell value="rdf:http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#TotalMessages"/>
                   </treerow>
diff --git a/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.cpp b/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.cpp
index e8ad21939607..3a12f881fd18 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ nsSubscribeDataSource::Init()
     rv = mRDFService->GetResource(NC_NAMESPACE_URI "Subscribed",getter_AddRefs(kNC_Subscribed));
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
 
+    rv = mRDFService->GetResource(NC_NAMESPACE_URI "ServerType",getter_AddRefs(kNC_ServerType));
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
+
     rv = mRDFService->GetLiteral(NS_ConvertASCIItoUCS2("true").GetUnicode(),getter_AddRefs(kTrueLiteral));
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
   
@@ -187,6 +190,19 @@ nsSubscribeDataSource::GetTarget(nsIRDFResource *source,
             return NS_OK;
         }
     }
+    else if (property == kNC_ServerType.get()) {
+        nsXPIDLCString serverTypeStr;
+        rv = GetServerType(server, getter_Copies(serverTypeStr));
+        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
+
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFLiteral> serverType;
+        rv = mRDFService->GetLiteral(NS_ConvertASCIItoUCS2((const char *)serverTypeStr).GetUnicode(), getter_AddRefs(serverType));
+        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
+
+        if (!serverType) rv = NS_RDF_NO_VALUE;
+        if (rv == NS_RDF_NO_VALUE)	return(rv);
+        return serverType->QueryInterface(NS_GET_IID(nsIRDFNode), (void**) target);
+    }
     else if (property == kNC_LeafName.get()) {
         nsXPIDLString leafNameStr;
         rv = server->GetLeafName(relativePath, getter_Copies(leafNameStr));
@@ -318,6 +334,22 @@ nsSubscribeDataSource::GetTargets(nsIRDFResource *source,
         *targets = result;
         return NS_OK;
     }
+    else if (property == kNC_ServerType.get()) {
+        nsXPIDLCString serverTypeStr;
+        rv = GetServerType(server, getter_Copies(serverTypeStr));
+        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
+
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIRDFLiteral> serverType;
+        rv = mRDFService->GetLiteral(NS_ConvertASCIItoUCS2((const char *)serverTypeStr).GetUnicode(), getter_AddRefs(serverType));
+        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
+
+        nsISimpleEnumerator* result = new nsSingletonEnumerator(serverType);
+        if (!result) return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+
+        NS_ADDREF(result);
+        *targets = result;
+        return NS_OK;
+    }
     else {
         // do nothing
     }
@@ -366,6 +398,22 @@ nsSubscribeDataSource::Move(nsIRDFResource* aOldSource,
 	return NS_RDF_ASSERTION_REJECTED;
 }
 
+nsresult
+nsSubscribeDataSource::GetServerType(nsISubscribableServer *server, char **serverType)
+{
+    nsresult rv;
+
+    if (!server || !serverType) return NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER;
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgIncomingServer> incomingServer(do_QueryInterface(server, &rv));
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
+    if (!incomingServer) return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+
+    rv = incomingServer->GetType(serverType);
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv,rv);
+    
+    return NS_OK;
+}
+
 nsresult
 nsSubscribeDataSource::GetServerAndRelativePathFromResource(nsIRDFResource *source, nsISubscribableServer **server, char **relativePath)
 {
@@ -462,6 +510,10 @@ nsSubscribeDataSource::HasAssertion(nsIRDFResource *source,
         // everything is subscribed or not
         *hasAssertion = PR_TRUE;
     }
+    else if (property == kNC_ServerType.get()) {
+        // everything has a server type
+        *hasAssertion = PR_TRUE;
+    }
     else {
         // do nothing
     }
@@ -499,6 +551,7 @@ nsSubscribeDataSource::HasArcOut(nsIRDFResource *source, nsIRDFResource *aArc, P
     }
     else if ((aArc == kNC_Subscribed.get()) ||
              (aArc == kNC_LeafName.get()) ||
+             (aArc == kNC_ServerType.get()) ||
              (aArc == kNC_Name.get())) {
         *result = PR_TRUE;
         return NS_OK;
@@ -546,6 +599,7 @@ nsSubscribeDataSource::ArcLabelsOut(nsIRDFResource *source,
 
     array->AppendElement(kNC_Subscribed);
     array->AppendElement(kNC_Name);
+    array->AppendElement(kNC_ServerType);
     array->AppendElement(kNC_LeafName);
 
     PRBool hasChildren = PR_FALSE;
diff --git a/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.h b/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.h
index 0a7f70d9eb2d..8193599773c2 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.h
+++ b/mailnews/base/src/nsSubscribeDataSource.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ private:
     nsCOMPtr <nsIRDFResource>      kNC_Name;    
     nsCOMPtr <nsIRDFResource>      kNC_LeafName;
     nsCOMPtr <nsIRDFResource>      kNC_Subscribed;
+    nsCOMPtr <nsIRDFResource>      kNC_ServerType;
     nsCOMPtr <nsIRDFLiteral>       kTrueLiteral;
     nsCOMPtr <nsIRDFLiteral>       kFalseLiteral;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ private:
 
     nsresult GetChildren(nsISubscribableServer *server, const char *relativePath, nsISimpleEnumerator** aResult);
     nsresult GetServerAndRelativePathFromResource(nsIRDFResource *source, nsISubscribableServer **server, char **relativePath);
+    nsresult GetServerType(nsISubscribableServer *server, char **serverType);
 
     static PRBool assertEnumFunc(nsISupports *aElement, void *aData);
     static PRBool unassertEnumFunc(nsISupports *aElement, void *aData);
diff --git a/themes/blue/messenger/subscribe.css b/themes/blue/messenger/subscribe.css
index 33f7ea670909..13767d0fbcc9 100644
--- a/themes/blue/messenger/subscribe.css
+++ b/themes/blue/messenger/subscribe.css
@@ -24,4 +24,35 @@
 
 .subscribedcol[value="true"] {
  list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/check.gif");
-}     
+}
+
+/* icons (newsgroup or mail folder) for the tree */
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon
+{
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-closed.gif");
+}
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-newsgroup.gif");
+}
+
+
+/* for the server menu picker */
+
+.subscribeMenuItem {
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-mail.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="imap"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-remote-lock.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news-lock.gif");
+}
+
diff --git a/themes/classic/messenger/mac/subscribe.css b/themes/classic/messenger/mac/subscribe.css
index 33f7ea670909..13767d0fbcc9 100644
--- a/themes/classic/messenger/mac/subscribe.css
+++ b/themes/classic/messenger/mac/subscribe.css
@@ -24,4 +24,35 @@
 
 .subscribedcol[value="true"] {
  list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/check.gif");
-}     
+}
+
+/* icons (newsgroup or mail folder) for the tree */
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon
+{
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-closed.gif");
+}
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-newsgroup.gif");
+}
+
+
+/* for the server menu picker */
+
+.subscribeMenuItem {
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-mail.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="imap"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-remote-lock.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news-lock.gif");
+}
+
diff --git a/themes/classic/messenger/win/subscribe.css b/themes/classic/messenger/win/subscribe.css
index 33f7ea670909..13767d0fbcc9 100644
--- a/themes/classic/messenger/win/subscribe.css
+++ b/themes/classic/messenger/win/subscribe.css
@@ -24,4 +24,35 @@
 
 .subscribedcol[value="true"] {
  list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/check.gif");
-}     
+}
+
+/* icons (newsgroup or mail folder) for the tree */
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon
+{
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-closed.gif");
+}
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-newsgroup.gif");
+}
+
+
+/* for the server menu picker */
+
+.subscribeMenuItem {
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-mail.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="imap"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-remote-lock.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news-lock.gif");
+}
+
diff --git a/themes/modern/messenger/subscribe.css b/themes/modern/messenger/subscribe.css
index 33f7ea670909..13767d0fbcc9 100644
--- a/themes/modern/messenger/subscribe.css
+++ b/themes/modern/messenger/subscribe.css
@@ -24,4 +24,35 @@
 
 .subscribedcol[value="true"] {
  list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/check.gif");
-}     
+}
+
+/* icons (newsgroup or mail folder) for the tree */
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon
+{
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-closed.gif");
+}
+
+.tree-cell-subscribe-icon[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/folder-newsgroup.gif");
+}
+
+
+/* for the server menu picker */
+
+.subscribeMenuItem {
+ list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-mail.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="imap"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-remote-lock.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news.gif");
+}
+
+.subscribeMenuItem[ServerType="nntp"][IsSecure="true"] {
+    list-style-image: url("chrome://messenger/skin/server-news-lock.gif");
+}
+