Re: [Evolution] delete mail should move to trash

[Bill Kenworthy <billk iinet net au>]

I would also agree with this.  I am using Evolution with imap and can
compare it with both netscape and the same version of Evolution on
another machine using /var/spool/mail/"user".  Netscape moves a file to
trash when deleted.  This allows one to use trash as a backup mailbox
without cluttering up the inbox, allbeit with invisible deleted
messages.

For instance, I use the "mail and clock applet" operating on the local
spool file, The message count goes down by the number of messages
deleted when netscape exits or compacts the folders.  The mailbox
Evolution also decrements the count when a message is deleted.  However,
under imap, the count stays there until trash is emptied which means
that the messages are lost unless laboriously copied elsewhere. Its also
worth noting that using a filter to copy deleted messages somewhere safe
before emptying the trash does not work on imap mail - they just totally
dissappear.  Consistant behaviour - preferably using the same as with a
local mail directory is desperately needed here as my workplace looks
like they will be implementing an imap server which will put evolution
at a real disadvantage to netscape mail.

BillK

* evoltion crashed the first time I sent this ...
On 03 Jul 2001 08:44:28 -0400, Michael Leone wrote:
> > Check 'hide deleted mail' if you want this behaviour.
>
> Doesn't this still leave the deleted mail in the folder it was deleted
from,
> taking up space there instead of a separate "Trash" folder?
>
> Since deleted mail seems not to go into the "Trash" folder, what is
the
> "Trash" folder used for? (currently and planned for future)
>
> > On 03 Jul 2001 13:20:15 +0300, Marius Andreiana wrote:
> > > Why deleted mail isn't moved to trash and it's marked with a line
> > > instead ?
> > >
> > > I know I can use vfolders this way on deleted mail, but would be
> > > better just to get rid of it (move to trash). Now I use ctrl+d
ctrl+x
> > > to delete mail and trash is always empty :(
> > > Suggestion: delete move to trash, delete in trash deletes it
> > > permanently. No expunge option.
> > >
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> > >
> > >
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