Hi rkl. An IMAP-server message deletion is done in two steps: mark for deletion and expunge.
First a message is marked for deletion. It isn't removed from the mailfolder, all this does is to set a flag to show that this message no longer needs to be in the folder. Second step is to do a expunge. This looks through the folder and removes the messages marked for deletion, thus physically removing them from the server. This second step can be made automatically (auto_expunge = true) or manually (auto_expunge = false). If you choose to do it manually, SquirrelMail is clever enough to provide you with a button that activates the manual expunge. > 1 - files marked for delete are moved to the Trash folder (this is what > happening now or atleast not showing in the folders that it moved from) An IMAP-server can't move messages. If you want to move a message to a folder, let's take the trash folder as an example, the actual procedure performed by the IMAP-server is to: 1. Copy the message to the (trash) folder. 2. Mark the original message for deletion. If you have the setting "auto_expunge = false", this is it. To physically remove the marked messages you have to press a button in SquirrelMail. If you have the setting "auto_expunge = true", SquirrelMail adds a third step: 3. Physically removing the original message as described above. > 2 - The Trash folder is deleted when I click on "purge". Yes, it's like magic. Kind of like a squirrel fairy thing with a wand. > 3 - Will the Trash folder get deleted on a regular interval with > auto_expunge? No, the auto_expunge is not there for this purpose. If you want this to happen you have to get the plugin Empty Trash. Follow the link http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=92 and read more about it. > So, my question is about auto_expunge and number 3. Also, auto_expunge > enabled will not affect any messages not marked for deleted right? Right. The auto_expunge will not affect messages not marked for deletion. Sincerly, Fredrik. PS. Someone please tell me if I got this wrong. F. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by OSDN developer relations Here's your chance to show off your extensive product knowledge We want to know what you know. Tell us and you have a chance to win $100 http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?HRPT1X3RYQNC5V4MLNSV3E54 -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
