[Fetchmail-users] oddball, but probably viral ISP emil server configuration

[Gene H. <ghe...@sh...>]

Greetings all;

My ISP is running an imap/pop3 combined email server, but they, because 
its shared with imap users, have disabled fetchmails ability to delete 
the successfully pulled message. I have had somewhat heated discussions 
with the tech people, but they are convinced its the only way they can 
make imap work from any customers machines.

They also do not, when logged into the webmail, actually delete the mails 
selected for deletion, but silently move them, maximum of 100 at a time, 
to the trash folder, and it does not show a message count until you 
select it, and discover nearly 30,000 old emails sitting in there. That 
folder can be one click cleared, except this whole procedure just cost 
me an hour and a half to do the moves, and then the folder clearing.

Is there some way I can make fetchmail automatically, not dele, that is 
ignored, but move to the trash, each message as its successfully 
downloaded?

That would greatly simplify my email maintenance chores, in addition to 
reducing my exposure to the National Snooping Agency.

Thanks people.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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