=== modified file 'mail/mail-component.c'
--- mail/mail-component.c	2007-12-18 20:23:31 +0000
+++ mail/mail-component.c	2007-12-18 20:42:30 +0000
@@ -826,11 +826,14 @@
 	mail_config_prune_proxies ();
 	switch (mc->priv->quit_state) {
 	case MC_QUIT_START: {
+		extern int camel_application_is_exiting;
 		int now = time(NULL)/60/60/24, days;
 		gboolean empty_junk;
 
 		GConfClient *gconf = mail_config_get_gconf_client();
 
+		camel_application_is_exiting = TRUE;
+
 		mail_vfolder_shutdown();
 
 		mc->priv->quit_expunge = gconf_client_get_bool(gconf, "/apps/evolution/mail/trash/empty_on_exit", NULL)