undelete deleted messages on mailbox entry

diff --git a/.mutt/hooks b/.mutt/hooks
index f5e8c7306f5807f3dfedc5fdd306ac9dbbb65733..ef4d92abf774a58bc979e73107f733049f3885f2 100644 (file)
--- a/.mutt/hooks
+++ b/.mutt/hooks
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@ folder-hook spam push '<tag-pattern>~O<enter><tag-prefix><set-flag>n<tag-prefix>
 
 folder-hook store push '<tag-pattern>~O|~N<enter><tag-prefix><clear-flag>n<tag-prefix><clear-flag>*<last-entry>'
 
+# since I have delete=yes, messages marked for trashing on mailbox entry must
+# be due to IMAP clients or the like not purging them. I found that some
+# clients automatically trash read mail from the INBOX, for *whatever* reason.
+# I have not found the authors of those clients yet. In the mean time, since
+# messages are not expected to be marked for deletion on mailbox entry, the
+# following ensures that I lose no more mail.
+folder-hook . push '<undelete-pattern>~D<enter>'
+
 # vim:ft=muttrc