[78-L] aaaaargh... fooey^

[Chris Zwarg]

At 19:02 02.12.2008, you wrote:
>Chris Zwarg wrote:
>> At 17:37 02.12.2008, you wrote:
>>   
>>> I just discovered something that I wish I hadn't, but better to know 
>>> than not.
>>> In deleting a couple of new, read emails by using *control*delete* I 
>>> accidentally rolled my finger onto *end* and it not only erased the 2 
>>> emails I wanted gone, but all the new, unread emails that followed, as 
>>> well - some 20 posts!
>>> This has happened before, but I couldn't figure it out at the time. This 
>>> time I caught it but not the emails, unfortunately.
>>> I won't be doing _that_ again.
>>> M
>>>     
>>
>> So don't you have a "trashcan" or similar "second chance" on your e-mail software, i.e. a place where deleted mails are stored before they go into cyber-nirwana?
>>
>> Chris Zwarg 
>>   
>*******
>
>I do, that's controlled by the straight *Delete* key, but when you use 
>it in conjunction with the *Ctrl* key it zaps them away to cyberland, 
>never to be seen again.
>Now... my server holds email for me until I upload it, so I'll see if I 
>can get them to hold the email, instead of automatically deleting it 
>after delivery to me, until I go to them and delete it there myself. A 
>bit complicated, but probably worth it.

I have set my e-mailer (Firefox) to keep mail on the server for two days after downloading, so I have ample time to recover accidentally deleted items, and yet the server doesn't get clogged as everything older than 48 hours AND already downloaded is erased. Dunno if such a setting is possible on other mail software.

Chris Zwarg