[imp] Which "trash" should we use?

[Michael M Slusarz]

Quoting Arjen de Korte <arjen+horde at de-korte.org>:

> Citeren Maxime Pelletier <maxime.pelletier at educsa.org>:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>  In the process of configuring our server, we had to think about  
>> how to handle deleted messages. Basically, we found 4 ways:
>>
>>  1. Move deleted messages to a given IMAP folder (usually called "trash")
>>
>>  2. Mark messages as deleted but leave them in their folder
>>
>>  3. Move deleted messages to "Virtual trash"
>>
>>  4. Delete message permenantly
>>
>>  Obviously, #4 is rarely a good option.
>>
>>  However, I searched the web and I couldn't find any advice to know  
>> which one I should use as the default setting, or even which one I  
>> should force/lock. The most interesting page I found was  
>> http://deflexion.com/2006/05/imap-way-of-deleting-message .
>>
>>  I understand what is the difference between #1 and #2, but I don't  
>> know which one is the best alternative.
>>
>>  Also, could you explain me the difference between #2 and #3? To  
>> configure Horde as per #2, I don't check the option saying to move  
>> deleted messages to a given folder. And for #3, I check the same  
>> option, but instead of selecting an IMAP folder(which would then be  
>> #1), I select "Virtual trash" from the drop down list. What I like  
>> about #3 is that it adds a shortcut to virtual trash in the top  
>> section of the left sidebar, in the same section of Inbox and Sent.
>>
>>  One of my biggest concern with that setting is the compatibility  
>> with other mail clients (phones, tablets, Thunderbird, other  
>> webmail, ...). I prefer to configure my server the same way most of  
>> them are configured.
>>
>>  Thanks in advance if anyone can help me out with that
>
> If you want to use ActiveSync, probably the only option is to use  
> #1, since that's what is expected in the protocol. If not, it's a  
> matter of taste and mostly depends on which clients your users are  
> using right now. If you happen to use strict IMAP quota's, #2 & #3  
> might be preferred (since it won't require 'extra' space for deleted  
> messages).

The latter is no longer an issue if using an IMAP server that supports  
the new MOVE command.

michael

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Michael Slusarz [slusarz at horde.org]