OT: Thunderbird email removal

Mark Haney mhaney at ercbroadband.org
Tue Mar 24 15:59:38 UTC 2009


Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Nils Kassube wrote:
>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>> Now just click on Delete and watch. It takes a little 
>>> time but in the lower left corner it tells you it is sending email to
>>> the trash directory. You can look at the Trash and it will show the
>>> files you sent there.
>>>     
>> Well, IMHO moving to the trash directory is something entirely different 
>> than deleting stuff. So it seems the delete function is faulty. Yes, I 
>> know you can empty the trash afterwards, but why move to the trash in 
>> the first place if you want to delete mails?
>>
>>
>> Nils
>>
>>   
>     I do not move the Trash directory. I goto File Empty trash.
> 
> 
> Karl
> 
> 
He didn't say move the Trash directory, he said Move TO the trash
directory.  I.e. by deleting you move the 'deleted' messages to the
Trash bin.



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