so have i set up right, to say in mail preferences on the mac don't store deleted messages on server?
On 10 Dec 2012, at 16:27, Paul Hopewell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi William, > I have exactly this set up. I use Google Mail which is set to imap with only > inbox stored on the server. I read mail on both my iPhone and my iMac. Using > my iPhone I delete mail items which require no further action and these are > also deleted from my iMac. If a mail item needs a complicated reply I leave > it in the inbox on my iPhone so that it appears in the inbox on my iMac from > where I can answer it. If I delete mail from my iMac it does not appear on my > iPhone. > Best wishes..... > > Paul Hopewell > On 10 Dec 2012, at 15:58, william lomas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> hi to all >> >> if i set up email on my ipad mini and use it when away from the imac, will, >> as i use imap and not pop3, my email not be downloaded again repeatedly if i >> have read it on the ipad, when i return to the imac? >> in other words, if i delete an email off the ipad will it be deleted from >> the server if i state don't store deleted messages on the server on the mac >> side before i set it up, so that if i have left ten messages say in my ipad >> mail inbox only those ten and others not read, will download on my return to >> the computer? >> >> What has put me off email in the past, is the annoyance of emails i have >> already read, being downloaded again on to the computer so i had extraneous >> emails to dispose of if i didn't want them >> >> I am going to my partners for two weeks now back xmas even from wednesday >> and the mac will not be on, i do not want to return to the emails i have >> already read and sorted, being downloaded again cluttering up my computers >> inbox >> regards will >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
