If you use the IMAP protocol, the email is stored on your ISP's mail server. If you use POP then you download then delete. IMAP can cache stuff locally, but overall all the messages are stored and synced with the server. This allows you to delete messages from IMAP from your ipad and have them disappear from your home workstation as well. But you need to make sure you have enough quota for it.
On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 6:07 PM, DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: > Christopher, > Can you please expand on your 'Correct'? > OK, I do not trust anInternet Email provider. > OK, I do not trust my local ISP. > I do POP3 emailto my local Thunderbird (on this machine). > When I delete my old emaillocally, I assumemy email is GONE! > Am I being stupid now, and just do not understand email business? > Duncan > > > > On 02/15/2013 16:33, Christopher Fisk wrote: > >> Correct. Imap uses server space. Also depending on mailbox size, speed >> might be an issue >> On Feb 15, 2013 4:31 PM, "Thane Sherrington" < >> thane@computerconnectionltd.**com <th...@computerconnectionltd.com>> >> wrote: >> >> At 02:05 PM 15/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: >>> >>> Like with any email system, if you don't delete emails they have to >>> reside >>> >>>> somewhere. >>>> >>>> But with IMAP, they reside on the server, right, unlike POP where they >>> are >>> downloaded to one's computer? >>> >>> T >>> >>> >>> >
