Re: [Evolution] Logic behind a line through deleted messages and copying them to Trash?

[Evolution List <carlos gonzalez shaw ca>]

Hi Pete, 

> The 'Trash' folder isn't real, it's a virtual folder and as such things
> don't really get moved there.  With IMAP you don't delete messages
> straight away - you mark them as deleted, then when you 'expunge' the
> folder (ctrl-E for those who like the keyboard) they are deleted.  It's
> all to do with efficiency on the server side.

> Not a 'practical' use, more an inbuilt part of IMAP.  Other programs
> that move messages to a 'real' trash are actually doing 'copy',
> 'delete', 'expunge' in one go.

That makes sense Pete.  I did not realize that under IMAP there was both
a marking to delete AND an expunging before messages were actually
deleted.  

Thanks. 

Carlos