So to clarify this setting *Erase Deleted messages on Server: Immediately.*
Is this the same and saying *Expunge Messgages messages on Server: Immediatley* after marking as deleted? I think what is throwing me off is what is meant my Erase in that setting. I assume means to expunge. -Larry On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:03 AM Dmitry Alexandrov <321...@gmail.com> wrote: > Larry L <larry.lev...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am trying to figure out what the 3 settings for deletion mean. And if > I am setting it up incorectly or something changed. > > > > I have 2 phones running K9 and Outlook 2016 running on PC all setup to > use IMAP. For the past 3+ years I have been running my 2 phone devices > with these settings with no issues. > > > > ... > > > > No matter what device I would delete a message from any folder it would > go to the TRASH folder. And it would be reflected on all 3 devices in the > TRASH folder. > > > ...seems starting with the latest K9 release the funtion has changed. > Now when I delete a messages with the same settings above the messages no > longer goes to the TRASH folder but now seem to be expunged right away > > > So to get back to that functionality for deleting a message and showing > up in te TRASH folder on all devices till I delete from TRASH folder or run > Expunge. What settings should I be using? > > I am not aware about how K-9 is implemented (and even less aware about > Outlook™, of course), but generally deleting and expunging messages over > IMAP have nothing to do with folders with any magic names like ‘TRASH’. > ‘Deleted’ mail is simply flagged as ‘\Deleted’, but is still there (in the > current folder) and could be undeleted, while ‘expunged’ means really > removed (again, from the current folder). (‘Really removed’ not in a > paranoid sense of the word, of course, just that space it occupied may be > reused.) > > This is usual behaviour, but nothing prevents the IMAP server you use to > execute your commands in another way. Moreover, it may be configurable on > server side. And, as far as remember, Google Mail (about which, I presume, > you are talking) _do_ have such settings. They are also well known for > breaking old behaviour. So maybe what you described was due to some > changes on the server rather than in user-agent? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to k-9-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
