Did you get your email working the way you want Ed? Don't be confused by the IMAP and Gmail points. As I and others have said, look at your settings and see if you can change them to have the messages deleted from the server as soon as they're downloaded.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 18, 2012, at 2:15 AM, Rob Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > POP and iMap are both email account types. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Barnes" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 7:59 PM > Subject: RE: Questions regarding email setup on iPhone 4S for new > subscriber. > > > Hi guys, it's not a gmail account so I'm not sure if this actually applies, > it's a pop account and not an imap account. > Thoughts? > Thanks in advance - \Ed. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 1:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Questions regarding email setup on iPhone 4S for new > subscriber. > > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Ed Barnes >> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 3:08 PM >> To: [email protected] >> 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 [email protected] >> >> 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/[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. > > -- 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.
