On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Benjamin Smith wrote: > > 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. > > I've found this irritating too, but since it does no actual harm I don't > really worry about it, especially since I don't delete mail often. I > think I may happen because if the mailbox has been modified (mbox > format) mutt may not be able to identify the relevant messages to remove > easily?
I'm using Maildirs, so that shouldn't be a problem...