Accessing Services at OA5 / YASK / Irial : My Email :
Why does my deleted mail stay in my inbox rather than going into my deleted folderIMAP servers implement a delete comand by marking the message as deleted but do nothing further, they make it unreadable, unless you undelete it again.
To get rid of deleted messages uou have to purge or expunge the mailbox. Many mail programs have a setting to "purge on close" which cleans up as you log off.
Tools : Options : In the tab other there is an option "Empty the deleted items folder on exiting" select this and the deleted items folder gets cleaned up when you exit.
An alternative way to do this is: Select the deleted items folder with the right mouse button and pick properties. Select the Auto archive tab, and in that tab, clean out items older than 1 week, then check the permanently delete items check box. This means that the items remain in your deleted items folder for a few days just in case you make a mistake.
