Re: Move to Gmail-trash instead of deleting

Charles Cazabon <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.mail.getmail.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Kia Niskavaara <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I'm using getmail with Gmail IMAP and SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever.
> 
> I've tried using 'delete = True' in config, and as suspected this deletes
> the mail in Gmail.
> 
> However, I would like to move it from Gmail-Inbox to Gmail-Trash instead of
> deleting. This is normal Gmail behaviour when clicking the Trash-symbol in
> the web interface. Is this possible with getmail also?

Yes.  getmail's built-in support is the move_on_delete option - it's
documented under common retriever parameters.  Set delete and move_on_delete
and you will get what you want.

I also think (not sure) that this can be controlled with a Gmail preference.
I thought by default, IMAP client deletes were moved to Trash instead of being
deleted - perhaps you changed that setting?  Or Gmail have changed the
default.

Charles
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