Re: Shift-delete feature request
Simon B <[email protected]>
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On 7 Jan 2016 15:51, "Michael J Rubinsky" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Quoting Simon B <[email protected]>: > >> On 30 Nov 2015 23:39, "Michael M Slusarz" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Quoting Jens Wahnes <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 30 2015, at 16:40:43 +0100, Jan Schneider wrote: > Hi > > The ability to permanently delete emails was, looking through the archives, last discussed in 2008. The solution offered was to use virtual trash and then purge. > > That's not significantly different from going to a physical trash and deleting emails and doesn't offer any finer control. > > What I'm looking for is either a button/drop-down on the current delete button that permanently deletes the email similar to the way shift+ delete works on desktop clients. > > This would allow me to delete emails on the fly whilst still keeping those in trash I might wish to archive or undelete at a later date. > > Similarly, I'd like to permanently delete mails I've marked as spam. > > Is this doable/something we can discuss >>>>> You can expunge individual messages too, and we already have a method >>>>> argument in IMP's API to delete and purge individual message. So it >>>>> should be rather simple to implement (keyhandler, AJAX API method, help >>>>> text). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ah, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for pointing that out. But how >>>> does it work? Does this API call do the (re-)setting of \Deleted flags >>>> and all that? Or is there some extended IMAP command that I'm not >>>> familiar with which allows this to be done easily? >>> >>> >>> >>> UID EXPUNGE. Part of UIDPLUS extension (which almost every IMAP server >> >> implements). >>> >>> >>> michael >> >> >> Should I have created an enhancement request on horde.org? :) > > > An enhancement request for what? Your reply had too much context stripped to know what you are asking. > > -- > mike Sorry. I just replied to the last email. I've inserted my original request above but in case it gets lost, here it is again. > Hi > > The ability to permanently delete emails was, looking through the archives, last discussed in 2008. The solution offered was to use virtual trash and then purge. > > That's not significantly different from going to a physical trash and deleting emails and doesn't offer any finer control. > > What I'm looking for is either a button/drop-down on the current delete button that permanently deletes the email similar to the way shift+ delete works on desktop clients. > > This would allow me to delete emails on the fly whilst still keeping those in trash I might wish to archive or undelete at a later date. > > Similarly, I'd like to permanently delete mails I've marked as spam. > > Is this doable/something we can discuss Jan's reply makes me think it is possible. >>>>> You can expunge individual messages too, and we already have a method >>>>> argument in IMP's API to delete and purge individual message. So it >>>>> should be rather simple to implement (keyhandler, AJAX API method, help >>>>> text). Simon -- imp mailing list Frequently Asked Questions: http://wiki.horde.org/FAQ To unsubscribe, mail: [email protected]