Gmail is quite something

[Karl F. Larsen]

Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>   
>> Gilles Gravier wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>>     Thanks, I just checked and I think Gmail decided I do not want BOTH 
>>>> IMAP and POP because POP was off.
>>>>   
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Yes. Both are alternatives. You either use IMAP (with full sync between
>>> all clients, and support for server folders) or POP (sync isn't really
>>> its strength and no folders)... for READING...
>>>
>>> Then, for sending, the only option is SMTP.
>>>
>>> Now that you have IMAP, you will notice that if you tag a message on the
>>> GMail web interface, that's converted into a folder on your IMAP
>>> client... slick.
>>>
>>> Gilles.
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>     I have not tried that. Several things to find. I would like to 
>> automatic delete messages after 60 days on the Gmail list. And for some 
>> reason email from my Thunderbird through Gmail to the Ubuntu list does 
>> not make it back to even Gmail list. That has to be a botch in my 
>> registration on the list.
>>     
>
> Right click on the folder you want to automatically delete emails in.
> Select the "Retention Policy" tab.
> Click on the "Delete Messages more than xx days old".
>
> I understand you are using IMAP. Using this, the same thing happens on 
> "Gmail" as in "Thunderbird" because it *is* the same mail.
>
>   
    Well the plot gets thicker! I checked both Thunderbirds just now and 
they are using POP even though I did click on gmail. So I think the 
Gmail tab on Thunderbird is bad. I will try again using just a email and 
see if IMAP is a choice.

Karl