Subject: E(x)punge Key

From: Bruce Toews <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 00:40:08 -0400 (EDT)

Anyone happen to know why e(x)punge doesn't work from within the message
viewing screen in Pine?

Bruce

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From: Edward M Greshko <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 15:45:25 +0800 (GMT)

> Anyone happen to know why e(x)punge doesn't work from within the message

Because it is not defined for use in that screen?

Ed

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From: Bruce Toews <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 21:50:09 -0400

> since expunge is mean't to remove messages that are deleted it kind of
> makes sense that you be at the screen showing the deleted messages before
> using eXpunge. at least that is my guess. :)

That makes sense. I use expunge as a way of manually forcing Pine to check
for new mail, and I often do that involuntarily from within the message
viewing screen. It would be nice if there were some universal "check for
new messages" command. Maybe there is one.???

Bruce

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From: Terry Gray <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 23:13:07 -0700 (PDT)

That explanation was exactly right.

Incidentally, you can use control-L to check for new mail from either the
index or message view screens.

-teg

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From: Edmund Lau <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 23:12:48 -0700

> new messages" command. Maybe there is one.???

Well, there is a command, just kinda hidden in the help docs somewhere.
In your INBOX index (or just plain any folder) just hit the down arrow or
Control-L to force a check.  Control-L is slower because it also forces a
screen rewrite.

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From: Matt Seaman <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 15:33:47 -0400 (EDT)

> From: Bruce Toews <[email-masked]>

> It would be nice if there were some universal "check for

If you enable-mail-check-cue in your pine config you can use Ctrl L to
check for messages

						Madison