On Friday 31 January 2003 16:22, you wrote: > How can they? > > In pop3 you can > > * get a message > * delete a message > > "keep mail on server" basically means that the client does not order the > sever to delete those messages.
The server can delete the messages the user fetched anyway, even if not directed to by a DELETE command. It might violate some RFC, but real life (the large number of users who simply mark 'Keep mail on server' without thinking of the consequences) requires it -- otherwise, lots of users' mailboxes would quickly grow to enormous sizes. The ISP can enforce mailbox size limits to solve this, but this way they'll hurt legitimate users (who expect a one-time large delivery or leave for a 2 week vacation) and increase complaints from the users who lightheartedly enabled the 'Keep mail on server' option. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
