Hi

I would like to know if there is a way to configure my e-mail client
(Outlook Express 6) or the POP server (Qpopper) to delete a message after it
gets downloaded.

Currently, if I am downloading my messages (about 80-100 messages a day) and
due to slow internet speeds my connection times-out or my modem get's
disconnected, I have to start downloading all my messages again, which
results in a whole lot of duplicated email in my INBOX.

I get to understand that the deletions happen as a batch at the end of the
POP session.

I've checked OE.. no joy.

However, I've seen an option in Qpopper called "update-on-abort" which is
enabled by default. But it does not seem to work. Here is what the man page
says for this feature:

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By default, Qpopper enters update state on a session abort. Disabling this
option causes Qpopper to ignore any deletions if the session is aborted.
Note that RFC 1939, section 6 prohibits the Qpopper default behaviour, but
experience showed that otherwise users on noisy lines were often unable to
delete their mail. Disable this option to inhibit the default behavior, and
obey RFC 1939.
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Any ideas on what to do?

Regards

Rishi

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