Unticking Leave emails on server - does it affect historical emails?

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9 kwiminyaka edlulileyo

10/30/16 20:30

I have POP chosen - If I untick the "leave messages on server", will thunderbird delete messages it has already downloaded or only new ones?

I'm looking for thunderbird to now delete everything it has downloaded and continue downloading and removing from the server.

I have POP chosen - If I untick the "leave messages on server", will thunderbird delete messages it has already downloaded or only new ones? I'm looking for thunderbird to now delete everything it has downloaded and continue downloading and removing from the server.

Answer 1 · 2016-10-31 03:30:27+00:00

Gnospen

10/30/16 21:05

Pop downloads and you can set it to leave a copy on server until you delete or for a time. If you would move all messages in inbox some were else they would be marked to be deleted and consequently deleted from server. I'm unsure, as you are, if unchecking will delete all historical messages. But that easy to check and correct, just login using webmail.

EDIT I made that check and it does delete old ones but not until you get a new mail.

Ilungisiwe Okthobha 30, 2016 21:10:48 -0700 ngu Gnospen