It's true that for IMAP, the default behavior in Gmail when you delete a message is to remove all of the labels except for the trash label. these messages will get deleted from the Gmail server after 60 days, I think. Note, these messages don't need to be synced to your iPhone. I'm not sure if POP behaves any differently though.
On 16/11/12 10:10, Regina Alvarado wrote: > Ed: > If you download to your phone and then immediately download to your > computer, the mail will be on both. It sounds as though you have it set up > correctly to have it deleted either from your computer or iPhone and off the > server. Someone correct me here, though, if I am wrong. No matter how you > delete (from computer or iPhone) the message will actually never be deleted > from Gmail but only when Gmail decides to delete them. It just goes into > another label called Trash or Allmail. As I am a "clean freak" when it > comes to my devices with deletion of inconsequential things if I am no > longer using them, it drives me mad. However, I have learned to leave > things alone and hope I will not run out of room because Gmail doesn't want > to dispose of old mail. > Reggie > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Ed Barnes > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:08 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Questions regarding email setup on iPhone 4S for new subscriber. > > Hi all. > > I have a perplexing question regarding email setup on my new iPhone 4S which > I purchased a couple of weeks ago. > > I have been able to setup my email with no problems, I can send and I can > receive with no problems, however; when my iPhone downloads the email it is > not deleting the messages from the pop server. > > I setup my email as follows. > > Settings. > > Mail, contacts, calendars. > > Add account. > > Account name/description is edbar...@nf.sympatico.ca > > I entered the pop and smtp servers, username, and password. > > Then, I did the following. > > Advanced button. > > Remove is set to 1 day. > > Delete from server is set to when removed from inbox. > > However, if I download email messages unto my iPhone and then login to my > account from a pc the messages which are on the phone are still showing as > available for download unto a computer with an email client like ms outlook > or for viewing in a web browser. > > I'd appreciate any thoughts/suggestions. > > Thanks - Ed. > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
