Delete from server doesn't.

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Hugh M

When setting up a POP account and leaving messages on server, I choose the
option "Delete messages from the server after they are deleted from this
computer", it appears that deleting messages isn't good enough, they have to
then be purged from the deleted folder. Is that true for others, and is
there any way to workaround this?

To say another way, I'd like to have messages deleted from server when they
are moved to Deleted items, not when fully erased.
 
D

Diane Ross

When setting up a POP account and leaving messages on server, I choose the
option "Delete messages from the server after they are deleted from this
computer", it appears that deleting messages isn't good enough, they have to
then be purged from the deleted folder. Is that true for others, and is
there any way to workaround this?

To say another way, I'd like to have messages deleted from server when they
are moved to Deleted items, not when fully erased.
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You can't have it both ways. The Deleted Items folder is not a storage
folder. If you want to keep messages move them to a Read folder instead of
the Deleted Items folder. Then any items in Deleted Items folder will be
deleted as you desire. You can skip the process of moving to Deleted Items
folder and deleting again by using the Nuke AppleScript.

<http://www.avernus.com/~phil/OEFilez/Nuke_Messages_Erage.hqx>
--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
One of the top five MS Entourage resources listed on the Entourage Blog.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/>
 
H

Hugh M

You can't have it both ways. The Deleted Items folder is not a storage
folder. If you want to keep messages move them to a Read folder instead of
the Deleted Items folder. Then any items in Deleted Items folder will be
deleted as you desire. You can skip the process of moving to Deleted Items
folder and deleting again by using the Nuke AppleScript.

<http://www.avernus.com/~phil/OEFilez/Nuke_Messages_Erage.hqx>
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Actually, that gave me an idea to get exactly what I wanted (deleting from
server but keeping in local deleted directory until I empty it). I did the
same as the Nuke script, but set the msg so that it would be deleted from
the server on the next connection. Thanks!

Delete Msg \cD:
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set theMessages to (current messages)
repeat with theMsg in theMessages
delete theMsg
set the connection action of theMsg to remove at next connection
end repeat
end tell
 
D

Diane Ross

Actually, that gave me an idea to get exactly what I wanted (deleting from
server but keeping in local deleted directory until I empty it). I did the
same as the Nuke script, but set the msg so that it would be deleted from
the server on the next connection. Thanks!

Delete Msg \cD:
tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
set theMessages to (current messages)
repeat with theMsg in theMessages
delete theMsg
set the connection action of theMsg to remove at next connection
end repeat
end tell
Click to expand...

You might want to look at the script:

AutoArchive Exchange Account to "On My Computer"

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/exchange/autoarchive.html>

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
One of the top five MS Entourage resources listed on the Entourage Blog.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/>
 
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