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I deleted about 2000 emails in Thunderbird, which is now nice and clean, but they are all still visible on the outlook.com web portal client.
I have Thunderbird configured using IMAP settings. I have Thunderbird set to move deleted items to the same folder outlook uses as trash. I emptied the trash also.
I would really like to avoid having to go through and delete them all in outlook as well. Is there a way to set Thunderbird to delete messages on outlook.com when deleted locally?
What sort of connection did you configure Thunderbird to use IMAP or POP3? – Ramhound – 2013-03-05T21:07:31.177
1@Ramhound - Check the tags: IMAP – Enigma – 2013-03-05T21:08:17.080
I don't read the tags to clarify questions that should be written in a question. If a question contains specific details then the tags should reflect those details. Based on the original content I would have assumed you were using POP3. You should ask more detailed question in the future. – Ramhound – 2013-03-06T12:23:54.883
@Ramhound - Why would you have assumed POP3? – Enigma – 2013-03-06T15:31:14.763
1Because you would delete emails client side and they were not being deleted on the server. – Ramhound – 2013-03-06T15:33:49.893
1@Ramhound - The default function of POP3 is to delete mails on the server when downloading them locally. The opposite is true for IMAP. You can't really assume in either case as they can both be set to work either way. Difference being, there would be no copy left on a POP3 server if set to pull & delete. I also had a Sync tag in there for this reason (IMAP). – Enigma – 2013-03-06T15:39:07.080
@enigma The assumption for POP3 is that hotmail.com never had IMAP, they always had just POP3 and Exchange ActiveSync. If outlook.com allows IMAP, it's a major change for Microsoft. I would have assumed POP3 as well, since it better matches your issue. Also, IMAP does not delete from server when you look at a message. IMAP presents a window to what the server has. – Rich Homolka – 2013-03-06T15:51:55.083
@Enigma - I always setup POP3 to keep the emails on my email sever. I only use IMAP when dealing with Google Mail. You asked the reason I assumed something and now you disagree with those reasons? – Ramhound – 2013-03-06T15:57:48.703
@RichHomolka - Their move away from hotmail towards this outlook 365 something or other (outlook.com now) was pretty major. Yes IMAP mirrors or synchronizes with the server so you can see why it was weird that deleted mail wasn't being deleted. – Enigma – 2013-03-06T15:58:05.120
@Ramhound - It would be silly to disagree with the reasons you assumed something, but was it the right assumption? The question has since been edited for clarity. – Enigma – 2013-03-06T15:59:34.980
@Enigma - Yes...Yes it was because tags are useless and should not be used to identify facts. – Ramhound – 2013-03-06T16:04:56.260
@Ramhound - I wouldn't say they're useless but point taken. Assuming non-default behavior is perhaps not the best route especially since you've essentially made POP3 behave similarly to IMAP. Why not just use IMAP? – Enigma – 2013-03-06T16:07:12.083
@Enigma - I like to keep multiple copies of my emails. I have been burned by only having a single copy of my POP3 email before I knew about IMAP nearly a decade ago. – Ramhound – 2013-03-06T17:18:43.297