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Deleting Email Messages
SmarterMail has two different methods for deleting messages. You can either drag
and drop messages from a folder to Deleted Items or delete them using the Delete
menu.
The action SmarterMail takes when you delete a message depends on the option you
choose for the Delete Action on the Webmail tab in your
Account Settings. These options include:
- Move to Deleted Items folder - When items are deleted they are moved to the
Deleted Items folder. If the Deleted Items folder does not exist, it will be created
automatically the first time you delete a message.
- Auto-purge folder - When using IMAP or webmail and messages are deleted from
a folder, they are only marked as deleted. Messages are not physically removed from
the folder until they are purged. This option will automatically purge the folder
after deleting the message. Note: When deleted messages are purged, the action is
final. You will not be able to retrieve these messages later.
- Mark as deleted - When the message is deleted with this option, the message
remains in the current folder, but will be crossed out and marked as deleted. If
the folder is then purged, all items marked for deletion will be removed.
- Mark as deleted and hide - With this option, any message that has been marked
as deleted will be hidden from view in webmail. This will allow you to keep deleted
messages without seeing them every time you log into your mailbox. Note: It is important
to keep an eye on your email account disk usage when using this option, as your
mailbox may be fuller than you realize.
It is important to note that the action taken for deleted items will ONLY be taken
when deleting items through webmail. Deleting an item from Outlook or another
email client will NOT use the setting that you choose. Note: When your email client
connects to SmarterMail via POP3, any emails that are marked as deleted are automatically
purged. To prevent this from happening, select the Move to Deleted Items folder
option to avoid accidentally purging deleted items.
Undeleting Messages
Didn't mean to delete a message? You can retrieve deleted messages from your Deleted
Items folder as long as the system hasn't been purged yet. Just open the Deleted
Items folder and select the desired message(s). Then drag the selected message(s)
to your Inbox or another folder. Alternatively, you can select the message(s), click the Delete button and select Undelete from the dropdown. Note: Your system administrator can permanently
remove the messages in your Deleted Items folder at any time without warning, so
don't delete messages if you might want them later. After the system purges any
items marked for deletion, you can't retrieve the deleted messages.
Effects of Folder Auto-clean
Your system administrator may have established auto-clean policies that may delete
older junk e-mail, deleted items, and/or sent items when these folders get too large.
However, they may have left the option available for you to override auto-clean
settings. For more information, see
Folder Auto-clean.