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Setting "Deleted" Flag does not remove email from IMAP mailbox?

May 04 '16 at 08:19

I hope you can help with a minor problem I have with IMAP component.
I am running this code:

success = imap.SetMailFlag(email, "Deleted",1);

But, when I am quering for new messages, the mail is still received. This happens until I log into the web interface of my mail provider (one.com). After login, the message is no longer retrieved when I query.

Should I do something else than disconnect after calling the SetMailFlag? Flush cache or similar?

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Answer

Setting the "Deleted" flag does not remove the email from the mailbox. Emails marked "Deleted" are removed when the Expunge method is called.