On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 11:20:07AM -0500, Philip Mak wrote: > 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. >
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? -- Benjamin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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