On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Well, then: Do you know of any IMAP client that is able to fetch all > messages and immediately delete/purge the from the server, so that it is > kind of "POP3 style"?
Any IMAP client which can automatically move inbox messages to client local folders will do the job. Mozilla clients can do it with an appropriate script - Inbox messages are tagged for deletion when moved, but aren't actuallly wiped until a "compact folder" command is issued. This is better discussed on an IMAP list.
