osx mail question

External Since: Mar 22, 2007 Posts: 1

if i access my mail via imap, how do i tell the remote server to delete my
mail once i've downloaded it? is it also the same setting in pop?

tia

External Since: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 793

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kfjkdsjfk DeleteThis @yuhjnf.vhjnkl wrote:

> if i access my mail via imap, how do i tell the remote server to delete my
> mail once i've downloaded it? is it also the same setting in pop?

Create a folder that's stored on your Mac, and move the messages to that
folder. Standard folders like Inbox and Trash are always kept
synchronized with the server, so those messages will not be deleted from
the server.

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