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  More options Jul 24 2008, 7:13 am
From: bkennelly
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:13:20 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Jul 24 2008 7:13 am
Subject: Re: Thunderbird IMAP move and delete problems
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This really belongs in the POP & IMAP sub-group:
http://groups.google.com/group/Gmail-Help-POP-and-IMAP-en/topics

The short answers:
1. You must use 'recent mode' if you want to be able to perform a
delayed delete on Gmail' POP server.
     http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=47948
2. To delete a message from Gmail through the IMAP server, move it to
[Gmail]/Trash.
     http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77657
  2a. You can map the Thunderbird Trash folder to [Gmail]/Trash.
        http://kb.mozillazine.org/IMAP_Trash_folder

For more details, post your follow-ups to the other group.

On Jul 23, 1:58 pm, lippyroa wrote:

> I am trying to configure Thunderbird to Manage my GMail.

> I first tried POP3, but for some reason, Thunderbird would not delete
> the mail from the Gmail server when I deleted it locally (even though
> I had that option checked).  Also, I used the Advanced Config in
> Thunderbird to try and get it to delete the messages when I move them
> (mail.pop3.deletefromserveronmove = true).  That wouldn't work
> either.

> So, now I'm onto trying IMAP.  And, I'm running into similar, but
> different problems.

> I'm trying to move messages from my Gmail Inbox into a Local Folder
> (Local Folders/Whatever) in Thunderbird.  My intent is to remove the
> email from Gmail server entirely and have just a local copy on my PC.
> What is happening is I get a copy in Local Folders, but the same email
> also still exists in the Gmail All Mail folder.

> I saw someone mention in these threads that to accomplish this, you
> need to move the mail from the [Gmail]/All Mail folder to the Local
> Folder, but when I do that, I get a copy in the Local Folder, and the
> mail re-appears in [Gmail]/All Mail.  I can repeat moving from [Gmail]/
> All Mail to Local Folder, but then I get two copies in Local Folders,
> and then it re-appears in [Gmail]/All Mail.

> Is there any way from within Thunderbird to move a mail from Inbox (or
> [Gmail]/All Mail) into a Local Folder and have that email deleted from
> the Gmail server?

> Secondly with IMAP, I get a similar circular problem when attempting
> to delete mail from within Thunderbird.  When I delete in Thunderbird,
> it puts it in Trash (not [Gmail]/Trash).  So, Gmail actually labels it
> as [IMAP]/Trash.  When I tell Thunderbird to empty the trash, Gmail
> removes the label, and the mail still exists in All Mail.  So, the
> only way to delete a mail is to go to [Gmail]/All Mail, and drag the
> mail into [Gmail]/Trash.  This is a pain when I'm trying to read
> messages from Inbox.

> Or, any ideas on my POP3 delete mail problem?  (I could go back to
> POP3 since IMAP is not working as expected)


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