When I went into gmail settings, I could not find anything to enable immediate deletion of messages. I recall some time ago when there was an option in Google Labs supporting an option to make gmail's IMAP emulation work like normal IMAP servers but I haven't heard anything more on this since then.
In the mean time, the messages I delete with the delete key are now placing messages into a folder called Deleted messages. I guess I will have to go this route for now and use Mutt email client to go in and move them all over to [Gmail]/Trash from time to time. Or just go back to moving them to Trash manually each time I wish to delete stuff. Frankly, the the delete function in Apple Mail for Lion is not doing the job the way I want it to. It might work well for POP or standard IMAP but not for gmail IMAP. On Apr 28, 2012, at 1:00 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Caitlyn et al, > > I read your message very carefully. > > Currently, I have several G Mail iMap accounts that I access with Apple > Mail. I have no problems at all in deleting messages from any of them; I > have re-installed Lion several times since its release without having ever > experienced the problem you and others are currently reporting. > > When I wish to delete a message from either a conversation or the delete the > entire thread, in Standard view, I simply press the BackSpace key on the > keyboard. > > Now, before exiting Mail, I use the key combo Command+Shift+Backspace in > order to empty the messages currently marked for deletion. I answer yes, in > the confirmation Dialog box and they are permanently deleted. > > Now you may be saying, "Yes, Mark, I do this as well yet it does not work." > To which I will reply, I understand. > > The problem is that there is a setting that must be configured from within > your G Mail account, itself, on the web to enable the client to have access > in order to permanently delete the mail. > > It's been a while since I set this up but, go to your G Mail web account. > Somewhere in the Options, you will see something that reads like "Delete > Messages Immediately". This will be unchecked. You must place a checkmark > in this option. Then, if all goes well and "the water don't rise," as the > saying goes (smile) you should be in business. > > While you're in that area of your G Mail account, review all of the message > options in case I am, most likely, forgetting something else. > > One more thing, I have my G Mail account setup so that, when using either > Apple Mail or Microsoft Outlook, I can quickly and easily undelete any > message marked for deletion (before the purge), by using key-combo Command+Z > on the Mac or Control+Z in Windows 7. If you would like to know how to > configure this for your G Mail account, check out episode 70 of the Candle > Shore podcast. > > Good Luck, > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:08 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Cc: Caitlyn Furness > Subject: mail weirdness > > Hi, > > I hope somebody has some suggestions about my mail problem. > > After a reinstall of Lion a couple weeks ago, I of course had to reinput my > mail account. I am using my gmail account. Now,, mail isn't deleting my > messages after I read them. The next time I reopen mail, the same messages > are back again! > > In mail preferences, I have it set to delete the trash when quitting mail, > and to not leave things on the server. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Before I had to reinstall Lion, my gamil account didn't act like this! > > thanks, > Caitlyn > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
