diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # rhbzquery releases
 
+## 0.4.3 (2021-02-15)
+- support status with '<STATE' and '>STATE'
+- Bugzilla uses 'notequals' (not 'notequal')
+- fix missing EPEL version prefix
+
 ## 0.4.2 (2021-01-08)
 - add --query command
 - add --server option
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 `rhbzquery --query rhel8 ...`: open an advanced bugzilla search for RHEL 8
 
+`rhbzquery xyz '<modified'`: xyz bugs not yet in MODIFIED or ON_QA, etc.
+
 ### Help
 `rhbzquery --help` describes arguments
 
diff --git a/rhbzquery.cabal b/rhbzquery.cabal
--- a/rhbzquery.cabal
+++ b/rhbzquery.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                rhbzquery
-version:             0.4.2
+version:             0.4.3
 synopsis:            Bugzilla query tool
 description:
         A CLI tool for creating bugzilla queries for bugzilla.redhat.com.
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 license-file:        LICENSE
 author:              Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com>
 maintainer:          Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com>
-copyright:           2020  Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com>
+copyright:           2020-2021  Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com>
 category:            Utils
 homepage:            https://github.com/juhp/rhbzquery
 bug-reports:         https://github.com/juhp/rhbzquery/issues
diff --git a/src/Fields.hs b/src/Fields.hs
--- a/src/Fields.hs
+++ b/src/Fields.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 import Numeric.Natural
 
 import Common
-import ParseArg (ArgType(..), Operator(..), ProductVersion(..), showOp)
+import ParseArg (ArgType(..), Operator(..), ProductVersion(..), showOp,
+                 statusList)
 
 data BzFields = BzProduct
               | BzVersion
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@
 argToFields i arg =
   case arg of
     ArgProdVer prodver -> (i,productVersionQuery prodver)
-    ArgStatusAll  -> (i,[])
+    ArgStatusAll -> (i,[])
+    ArgStatusBefore st -> (i, [(BzParameter "bug_status", s) | s <- takeWhile (/= st) statusList])
+    ArgStatusAfter st -> (i, [(BzParameter "bug_status", s) | s <- (tail . dropWhile (/= st)) statusList])
     ArgParameter p op v ->
       let param = mapField p
           val = if p == "sst"
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@
                                         ,(BzVersion, show n)]
 productVersionQuery (EPEL Nothing) = [(BzProduct, "Fedora EPEL")]
 productVersionQuery (EPEL (Just n)) = [(BzProduct, "Fedora EPEL")
-                                      ,(BzVersion, show n)]
+                                      ,(BzVersion, "epel" ++ show n)]
 productVersionQuery (RHEL ver) =
   case versionBranch ver of
     [] -> error' "Can't search RHEL without version"
diff --git a/src/Help.hs b/src/Help.hs
--- a/src/Help.hs
+++ b/src/Help.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 module Help (detailedHelp)
 where
 
+import Data.List.Extra
 #if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0)
 import Data.Monoid ((<>))
 #endif
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
   [ P.empty
   , P.text "Tool for generating bugzilla queries"
   , P.empty
-  , P.text "STATUS = " <> P.lbrace <> P.align (P.fillCat (P.punctuate P.comma (map P.text (statusList ++ ["ALL (open and closed)"]))) <> P.rbrace)
+  , P.text "STATUS = " <> P.lbrace <> P.align (P.fillCat (P.punctuate P.comma (map P.text (map lower statusList ++ ["all (open and closed)", "'<STATE'", "'>STATE'"]))) <> P.rbrace)
   , P.text "PRODUCTVERSION = " <> P.lbrace <> P.align (P.fillCat (P.punctuate P.comma (map P.text ["rawhide", "fedora", "fXY", "epel", "epelX", "rhel8", "rhel7", "rhelX.Z"])) <> P.rbrace)
   , P.text "op = search operator (eg '~' for substring: \"summary~akeyword\")"
   , P.empty
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
     hasStatusSet :: [ArgType] -> Bool
     hasStatusSet [] = False
     hasStatusSet (ArgStatusAll:_) = True
+    hasStatusSet ((ArgStatusBefore _):_) = True
+    hasStatusSet ((ArgStatusAfter _):_) = True
     hasStatusSet ((ArgParameter "bug_status" _ _):_) = True
     hasStatusSet ((ArgParameter "status" _ _):_) = True
     hasStatusSet (_:rest) = hasStatusSet rest
diff --git a/src/ParseArg.hs b/src/ParseArg.hs
--- a/src/ParseArg.hs
+++ b/src/ParseArg.hs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 argHelp :: String
 argHelp = "[COMPONENT|STATUS|PRODUCTVERSION|FIELD=VALUE|FIELDopVALUE]..."
 
-data Operator = Equals | NotEqual
+data Operator = Equals | NotEquals
               | Substring | NotSubstring
               | Regexp |NotRegexp
               | CaseSubstring
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 opData :: Operator -> OperatorData
 opData NoOp = OpNull "~noop~" "ignore (comment out query field)"
 opData Equals = OpUnary "=" "is equal to"
-opData NotEqual = OpUnary "!=" "is not equal to"
+opData NotEquals = OpUnary "!=" "is not equal to"
 opData AnyExact = OpUnary "~anyexact=" "is equal to any of the strings"
 opData Substring = OpUnary "~" "contains the string"
 opData NotSubstring = OpUnary "!~" "does not contain the string"
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
 
 data ArgType = ArgProdVer ProductVersion
              | ArgStatusAll
+             | ArgStatusBefore String
+             | ArgStatusAfter String
              | ArgParameter String Operator String
              | ArgParameterEmpty String Bool
              | ArgComponent String
@@ -128,11 +130,12 @@
 
 parseStatus :: String -> Maybe ArgType
 parseStatus s =
-  let caps = upper s in
-    if caps == "ALL"
-    then Just ArgStatusAll
-    else
-      ArgParameter "bug_status" Equals <$> find (== upper s) statusList
+  case upper s of
+    "" -> error' "malformed status string"
+    "ALL" -> Just ArgStatusAll
+    ('<':st) -> ArgStatusBefore <$> find (== st) statusList
+    ('>':st) -> ArgStatusAfter <$> find (== st) statusList
+    caps -> ArgParameter "bug_status" Equals <$> find (== caps) statusList
 
 parseField :: String -> Maybe ArgType
 parseField ps =