Re: Mutt can not delete mails
On Thu 28 Oct 2021 at 16:16:58 (+0200), Hans wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 28. Oktober 2021, 15:38:34 CEST schrieb Greg Wooledge:
> [ … ] This is step-by-step what I do:
>
> Starting mutt from the commandline as normal user. Mutt in ncurses appears.
> Now I want to mark and delete all mails. I press Shift+D, then it asks the for
> the sample and I press . (dot) and * (asterix).
>
> By pressing the "Enter" key all mails are marked ND+.
>
> Now pressing "q" (for quit) and it asks me "20 as deletion marked mails
> delete? ([yes]/no):" (Note, I have a German environment, so it asks me in
> German. This sentence a translated by me).
>
> I answer yes, and it appears "temporary file could not be created".
>
> Pressing again "q" and now answer "no", mutt closes.
>
> Does this help?
Two possibilities spring to mind:
3.349. trash
Type: path
Default: (empty)
If set, this variable specifies the path of the trash folder where the mails
marked for deletion will be moved, instead of being irremediably purged.
NOTE: When you delete a message in the trash folder, it is really deleted, so
that you have a way to clean the trash.
You've specified the trash in a place you can't write to,
and, a little less likely:
3.56. delete
Type: quadoption
Default: ask-yes
Controls whether or not messages are really deleted when closing or
synchronizing a mailbox. If set to yes, messages marked for deleting will
automatically be purged without prompting. If set to no, messages marked for
deletion will be kept in the mailbox.
Cheers,
David.
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