On Wed, 2008-10-29 at 04:48 -0400, Pete Biggs wrote:
On Tue, 2008-10-28 at 23:18 +0200, jongi wrote:I have setup IMAP to download mails from my server. What I would like to do is to remove mails from server when I delete items from Evolution. Is this possible?When you delete mail in IMAP, the messages are just marked for deletion - you then need to purge the mailbox to permanently remove the marked messages both in Evo and on the server. It is probably clearer if you turn off the "hide deleted messages" option.
I note you are using Gmail IMAP. Gmail IMAP is not standard IMAP in that there are no folders on the server, only labels. Messages can have no labels (in which case they are presented in the inbox AND All Mail), one label (in which case it is presented in Inbox, All Mail, and the folder with the name of the label), or multiple labels (in which case they appear in Inbox, All Mail, and each and every folder matching the multiple labels). I'm not sure how this works on the back end, but deleting a message from a folder works differently in evo than kmail or Apple mail (the three which I am familiar with). In kmail and Apple Mail, deleting a message from a label based folder moves it to the gmail trash (which I think is a real, and not merely virtual folder) removing it from all virtual IMAP folders. Evo treats it as real IMAP and marks it deleted in that folder. That seems to have only the effect of removing that Gmail label and "deleting" it from that folder only. The message still appears in other virtual folders and also in the Inbox and All Mail. I don't know a work-around for this, except to say that all mail clients have their strengths and weaknesses. I wouldn't use kmail for exchange, and don't use evo for gmail IMAP. -- Art Alexion Resources for Human Development, Inc. 215-951-0300 x3075 4700 Wissahickon Ave. art rhd org Philadelphia, PA 19144 www.rhd.org
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