Understanding message deletion model

[謝晉凡 Hsieh Chin Fan]

> Are "purging" and "deleting" not the same thing?

True, based on http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#index-map: 

  <purge-message>   delete the current entry, bypassing the trash folder


> I already checked my trash folder, and it's not there.

Based on http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#trash:

   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. 

Did you realy set $trash ? Use the following command to take a look:

    :set ?trash

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