Beverly Howard wrote:
As with computer files, when you delete a message, it is not deleted,
simply marked as deleted in order to save time.
Deleted messages are copied to the relevant "trash" folder, so you might
look there if it has not been emptied since the deletion. If you "empty"
the trash the entire contents are permanently deleted.
When you compact a folder, the entire contents of the folder are scanned
and rewritten only if they are not marked as deleted. I assume (but
don't know) that seamonkey rights the visible messages to a new file,
then deletes the old file and gives the new file the same name as the old.
If so, check the recycle bin,
When a file is deleted programmatically, i think that it is not copied
into the recycle bin.
and, if the message is critical, it might
be possible to use a file recovery tool to recover the file. If the file
is simply re-written, the only recovery option would be to recover the
file for the folder from a backup.
This is the best approach. BUT ... if the folder is re-created
uncompacted - there is not an easy way to recover an old message.
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