Re: [LUG] Rubbish Emails

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Subject: Re: [LUG] Rubbish Emails

From: Simon Avery <digdilem@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:07:43 +0000

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On 28 March 2014 17:22, Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am just wondering, I suppose that all delete actually does is put a
flag on them so that they no longer show. Or are they really deleted?
What do other list members advise about this please?

Sorry, hit send too early.

Answer: It depends on your client.

Mutt for example, merely flags them and then prompts if you want to purge when you exit.

Thunderbird by default moves them to a sub-folder called trash in which it retains as per your retention policy before automatically deleting. (Although it can be configured for anything)

Gmail / hotmail / whatever - probably do whatever gains them the most power or profit.

There is no one answer, but if you've got a local mail solution, delete everything and see if the file sizes shrink if you're curious?

References:

[LUG] Rubbish Emails
- From: Neil Winchurst