[imp] Shift-delete feature request

[Simon B]

On 7 Jan 2016 15:51, "Michael J Rubinsky" <mrubinsk at horde.org> wrote:
>
>
> Quoting Simon B <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
>
>> On 30 Nov 2015 23:39, "Michael M Slusarz" <slusarz at horde.org> wrote:
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>>>
>>> Quoting Jens Wahnes <wahnes at uni-koeln.de>:
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>>>> 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