Actually, it doesn't work as it should for pop mail either. In mail preferences, I have checked the option to have erased mail deleted when I quit mail. It has done this once. Most of the time, when I finish going through my Email, I have to just do the Shif-command-delete to get the trash emptied. And I know plenty of people who think that Apple has broken many things in Mail with version 5, and not just VO-related stuff either.
Veronica Watch and hear The Guide Dog Glee Club sing the Star-spangled Banner at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQNLclisGqQ Then find more music from The Guide Dog Glee Club and Veronica Elsea at http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com Veronica Elsea, Owner Laurel Creek Music Designs Santa Cruz, California Phone: 831-429-6407 On Apr 28, 2012, at 9:12 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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