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 > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > Whoever snuck the S into "fast food" was very clever. > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 > > 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 >>> Louie P. (Pete) Nalda >>> Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda >>> Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda >>> Http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda >>> Twitter @lpnalda >>> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- Kimberly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
