[Alpine-info] "Leave mail on server"?

[damion.yates at gmail.com]

On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Eduardo Chappa wrote:


> On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, David Morris wrote:

> 

> :) > Alpine does not delete the message as a result of retrieving it,

> :) > it is the server that unilaterally does. Unfortunately, Alpine

> :) > does not cache the message either, so using Alpine with that Pop

> :) > server is a bad combination.

> :) 

> :) Speaking in general, it is a common feature of other POP3 UAs that

> :) the mail can be left on the server. 

> 

> No matter which program you use, the Gmail pop3 server will remove the

> message from the server once it is retrieved. This has nothing to do

> with Alpine. Alpine leaves messages in the server, the server is the

> one deleting them.


That should be configurable via the settings on the webui.  Clients can
choose to delete or not, this is common pop3 operation.  However as
everyone suggests IMAP is much more useful.

Damion