I have fixed my problems with messages not being deleted from the
server. I deleted my email accounts from the phone and added them back
using the add account option. I think the whole problem was rooted in
the sync mail with Itunes option I checked to begin with.

Thanks to everyone who offered info and advice.

K

On 5/17/12, Raul A. Gallegos <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, the default for a gmail account is to archive messages instead of
> deleting them. Google has the belief that since you get so much free
> email space, why would you want to delete a message. This way if you
> want to get to some information which you deleted, it will be archived
> instead. However since not everyone subscribes to Google's beliefs, you
> can choose to not archive messages and then the delete method is available.
>
> HTH
>
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> On 5/17/2012 4:49 AM, Kimber Gardner wrote:
>> No, that never occurred to me. I'll give it a try, but why would that
>> make a difference? I'm just curious.
>>
>> On 5/16/12, Louie P. (Pete) Nalda<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>> Have you tried turning off archive messages in the gmail account settings
>>> on
>>> the device?
>>>
>>> Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates
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>>>
>>> On May 16, 2012, at 7:22 PM, Kimber Gardner<[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I have both my gmail accounts on my Iphone and everything seems to be
>>>> working fine with one exception. I can't find the setting that will
>>>> delete messages from the mail server when I delete them from my phone.
>>>>
>>>> Does this have anything to do with the fact that in Gmail on the phone
>>>> I am moving messages to the trash folder instead of actually deleting
>>>> them? I don't see a delete option, only move, so I move the messages
>>>> to the trash as I finish with them.
>>>>
>>>> I'm so confused!<smile>
>>>>
>>>> Kim
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