On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Brian Clark wrote: > > if new mail has arrived that mutt didn't see yet, it > > will show the new mail and *abort* the purge operation. Is this a bug/is > > there a workaround for this? > > If you don't want to be asked, I think you want this: > > ### delete > ### Type: quadoption > ### Default: ask-yes > ### Controls whether or not messages are really deleted when closing or > ### synchronizing a mailbox.
That's not what I was talking about, actually. I was saying that when it asks me "Purge 8 deleted messages? ([yes]/no):" and I answer yes, it DOES NOT purge the messages if new mail has just arrived.
