Thanks. I am using IMAP. Can I get the deleted items
out of my inbox? What is IMAP?
IMAP is Internet Message Access Protocol, one of several messaging
protocols. POP is another and SMTP is a third. Typically, IMAP and POP are
used for inbound messages by a client and SMTP used for outbound. See
ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/mail/imap.vs.pop for an explanation of the
differences between IMAP and POP.
The important thing to remember is that with IMAP, your local client doesn't
usually store messages locally. Messages remain on the server unless you
move them to a local store. Moreover, IMAP implements the ability to access
multiple folders on the server. Your client sends command to the server
that tell the server what to do with the messages it is storing. When you
open an IMAP folder to see its contents, Outlook downloads copies of the
headers of the messages, placing them in a local PST in a folder whose name
matches the IMAP server folder name. When you read a message in a folder,
Outlook downloads from the server a COPY of the message, placing it in the
local PST. In the case of "delete", the message is removed from the local
folder and a command is sent to the IMAP server telling it to delete the
message at its next update event. The display in Outlook shows a
crossed-out message header line. If you were to refresh that folder, the
message would disappear from the display. The update isn't immediate
because the protocol is trying to save network traffic. The client doesn't
go out and constantly request folder updates. When the user performs an
action that requires a folder update, then you see the changes. The
crossed-out messages will be deleted when the folder is updated.
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Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
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