Email/IMAP problem

K.S.H · 10-03-2007, 20:12

I prefer to use IMAP rather than POP3 for some of my emails, I want to keep the original on the server as well as my PC, I can then see the same emails on my laptop - right, that bit over

When I download my days emails into Outlook Express, everything is OK, when I delete an email that I don't want it just puts a red line through it, this is still on the server, if I connect with the laptop it downloads it even though I presumably deleted it, why doesn't it delete if from the server and put it in the trash? am I missing something somewhere, way I have to do it is log directly into my account and do it there, is it possible for Outlook Express to do it?

accymel · 10-03-2007, 20:30

Are u using Mozilla a/c KSH????

K.S.H · 10-03-2007, 20:38

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Originally Posted by accymel

Are u using Mozilla a/c KSH????

No.............

accymel · 10-03-2007, 20:41

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

No.............

The setting is within your account properties, i have mine set to leave on server, but on server i have it set to archive/mark as read thats thro pop3.

K.S.H · 20-03-2007, 21:50

Well i've tried everything I can think of, maybe its not possible to do it -

entwisi · 20-03-2007, 22:15

look for "Purge Deleted items" option under edit or tools(Can't remember which). This is what permanently removes emails from the imap folder. Delete marks then ready to be purged only

K.S.H · 21-03-2007, 20:23

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Originally Posted by entwisi

look for "Purge Deleted items" option under edit or tools(Can't remember which). This is what permanently removes emails from the imap folder. Delete marks then ready to be purged only

Tried that a few times and nothing

Just tried again - Nothing

Restarted Outlook Express - Nothing

Gone back into OE - All gone

Only thing I can put it down to was I had a windows update and had to restart the PC, having left the "purge deleted items when leaving IMAP folders" ticked, a restart was what it needed, when I have tried it in the past and it hasn't done anything I have removed the tick

Haven't logged on using webmail yet to see if they have gone out of there, I'll check later.
Thanks

entwisi · 21-03-2007, 20:39

NP, Not a lot of people use IMAP tbh

Unless you regualrly use lots of PCs you can normally manage with a combination of POP3 and webmail

K.S.H · 21-03-2007, 20:44

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Originally Posted by entwisi

NP, Not a lot of people use IMAP tbh

Unless you regualrly use lots of PCs you can normally manage with a combination of POP3 and webmail

I use 2 PC's and I like to have some emails on both.
I have a few address's that I use for different purposes and I can't be bothered keep logging in via webmail, thats why I prefer to use IMAP

entwisi · 21-03-2007, 21:14

aye, I wasn't saying it was wrong, just a bit unusual for a 'home' user

K.S.H · 21-03-2007, 21:22

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Originally Posted by entwisi

aye, I wasn't saying it was wrong, just a bit unusual for a 'home' user

I like to be different but I won't say unusual

entwisi · 21-03-2007, 21:28

I prefer the word 'Special'