Expunging a message

A message that is marked for deletion remains in Pine until you expunge it. You can expunge a message that is marked for deletion at any time, or you can wait until you quit Pine. Once you have a few messages marked for deletion, you may want to expunge them before you continue to work, because it is easier to look through a folder index that contains fewer messages.

To expunge a message:

1. At the Folder Index screen, press X (eXpunge). You are asked:

   Expunge ``#'' message(s) from ``foldername''?
   

2. Press y (yes) or press <Enter>. Messages marked for deletion disappear.

   You will be asked whether you want to expunge messages that are marked for deletion whenever you leave a folder (other than the INBOX) that contains messages marked for deletion, or when you quit your Pine session.