> I use SquirrelMail 1.4.4 for remote access to my mail (Courier) and
> Outlook XP when at home.
> In SquirrelMail folder options I have selected to show both unseen and
> total numbers.
>
> When I have deleted mails via Outlook, the next time I go into
> SquirrelMail the "total" number for that folder is not zero, but the
> number of emails deleted via outlook. This figure remains until I view the
> folder in question and then click on "Check Mail".
>
> Its not a big problem, but I would like to at least understand what
> causes this.
Deletion of a message is done in two steps:
1. The message is marked for deletion. In reality it's still there, but
with a flag telling that it's going to be deleted. These messages will
show as greyed in SquirrelMail. There's still a possibility to get the
flagged message back since it's not deleted yet.
2. The message is expunged, i.e. removed permanently from the folder.
I belive that Outlook only preforms the first step, and that messages
flagged for deletion aren't counted against the total. SquirrelMail, on
the other hand, usually preforms both steps (can be changed by the site
administrator) and also counts flagged messages as part of the total. To
expunge in Outlook you have to "compact" the folder using the some button
in the tools section. There should be a setting somewhere in Outlook to
perform both steps at once when removing messages.
When you click "Check Mail" in SquirrelMail the messages marked for
deletion is "found" and expunged thanks to the default setting in
SquirrelMail ("Auto Expunge").
I didn't really research my answer, so I might be wrong.
Sincerely,
Fredrik.
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