On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 05:53:40PM +0100, René Clerc wrote: > * Benjamin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [27-12-2001 17:47]: > > | > 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 was thinking of that too, but since mutt still knows how to mark the > messages to be deleted after the purge, why not delete them after the > check... ?
Good question... Currently the code just does this (in
mbox_sync_mailbox):
/* Check to make sure that the file hasn't changed on disk */
if ((i = mbox_check_mailbox (ctx, index_hint)) == M_NEW_MAIL || i == M_REOPEN
{
/* new mail arrived, or mailbox reopened */
need_sort = i;
rc = i;
goto bail;
}
>
> --
> René Clerc - ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
> To get what you want, STOP doing what isn't working.
> -Dennis Weaver
We could, but where's the fun of fixing it?
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Benjamin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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