Why does my Blackberry 8310 inbox default to the last date rather than today's date for sorting?

Question

Any help is most appreciated

Answer 1

Try doing a hard reset on the device: remove the battery from the device (while it is still powered on) for 10 seconds, then reinsert.

Answer 2

It should always take you back to the last place you were at in the list of messages.  Any time you are in the list of messages you can press the 'T' key to go to the top and 'B' to go to the bottom of the list.