setting the Trash folder

J

jonchin

I use Outlook with my IMAP email service and have a problem with Outlook
recognizing the trash folder. After I configured my account, the "Trash" and
"Junk" folders did not have unique icons next to them. The problem that I
have with this is that when I hit "delete" on an email, I would like it to be
moved to the "Trash" folder. How can I get Outlook to recognize that this
folder is where the trash should be taken?
 
J

jonchin

I was reading other users' reports of this issue and the responses they got.
Essentially what they were told was that it can't be done--Outlook marks them
with a strikethrough (to be deleted).

However, I created a fresh email account on my same server using the same
email server. When I loaded this email into Outlook, it performed exactly as
I expect it to: hitting "delete" puts a copy into "Trash" and marks it to be
deleted. So I know that this is possible. I just don't know how. I've
probably spent about 40 hours trying to figure this out. Help, anybody?
 
D

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

is the new account also IMAP? Currently shipping versions use Purge when
they delete.

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J

jonchin

How can I get my Outlook to function that way? (the successful instance was
is the new account also IMAP? Currently shipping versions use Purge when
they delete.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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jonchin said:
I was reading other users' reports of this issue and the responses they
got.
Essentially what they were told was that it can't be done--Outlook marks
them
with a strikethrough (to be deleted).

However, I created a fresh email account on my same server using the same
email server. When I loaded this email into Outlook, it performed exactly
as
I expect it to: hitting "delete" puts a copy into "Trash" and marks it to
be
deleted. So I know that this is possible. I just don't know how. I've
probably spent about 40 hours trying to figure this out. Help, anybody?
 
D

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

Compare the accounts and see what is different - check the account type and
the outlook version. AFAIK, no version of outlook moves deleted imap items
to the deleted items folder.

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jonchin said:
How can I get my Outlook to function that way? (the successful instance
was
is the new account also IMAP? Currently shipping versions use Purge when
they delete.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
(e-mail address removed)

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
(e-mail address removed)

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


jonchin said:
I was reading other users' reports of this issue and the responses they
got.
Essentially what they were told was that it can't be done--Outlook
marks
them
with a strikethrough (to be deleted).

However, I created a fresh email account on my same server using the
same
email server. When I loaded this email into Outlook, it performed
exactly
as
I expect it to: hitting "delete" puts a copy into "Trash" and marks it
to
be
deleted. So I know that this is possible. I just don't know how.
I've
probably spent about 40 hours trying to figure this out. Help,
anybody?

:

I use Outlook with my IMAP email service and have a problem with
Outlook
recognizing the trash folder. After I configured my account, the
"Trash"
and
"Junk" folders did not have unique icons next to them. The problem
that
I
have with this is that when I hit "delete" on an email, I would like
it
to be
moved to the "Trash" folder. How can I get Outlook to recognize that
this
folder is where the trash should be taken?
 

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