> Ken> You mean via POP? It deletes each message right after it retrieves > Ken> it, > Ken> AFAIK. I think that problem is that according to the POP3 spec, > Ken> unless you > Ken> get a clean QUIT, you don't make any changes to the mailbox. > > Hmm. That's probably what I experience. > I want to sync the mailbox more often than that. > > I guess the obvious hack is to disconnect and reconnect again, but >I wonder if can come up with something else.... perhaps I'll hack the server, >and maybe it is just time for IMAP :-)
FWIW, there's an option to qpopper that will treat an abort like a clean QUIT, for just these situations. I'm not sure about other pop servers. --Ken
