On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 06:49:54PM -0500, Derek Martin wrote: > On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 02:33:01PM -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > The message index shows a "D" when a message has been > > deleted or when it has been saved. Is there a way > > to distinguish which of the two operations (delete > > or save) has been performed? > > As Florian points out, the message is marked "D" because Mutt has, in > fact, executed the delete operation on it. It will be purged the next > time you sync (or change folders, if so configured), unless you > (u)ndelete it beforehand. The deletion is essentially what > distinguishes the "save message" and "copy message" operations. > > Why, then, do you feel the need to distinguish between a deletion > caused by a copy, and a deletion caused by you explicitly deleting the > message? In both cases, it is legitimately a deletion.
Rephrasing, how can I tell if a deleted message has been copied? Currently, if I am uncertain I have to copy it just in case and in the future, delete the duplicate if I created one. Jon -- Jon H. LaBadie j...@jgcomp.com 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (703) 935-6720 (C)
