iPhone 1.1.3 deleting mail off my server? WTF?

[NJRonbo]

Something I just noticed with my 1.1.3 upgrade....

When I delete mail off my iPhone, it also deletes it off
my mail server.

This never happened prior to 1.1.3 and I'm not happy about it
as I need the same access to those email messages when I
switch to my laptop and desktop.

Any suggestions?

 

[Vegantnt]

if your iphone is deleting mail off your server than you most likely have it set for IMAP instead of POP3

were you using one of the services offered in the set menu of the mail app? Gmail, aol, yahoo, etc.

gmail used to be set at POP3 by default but in the 1.1.3 firmware it is now set to IMAP by default. that may be the problem.

 

[kyrow123]

First off, I am assuming you are using Gmail. This happens because it now uses IMAP to sync your mailboxes on every computer and device you access your mail account from. What you can do, is instead of delete the mail off of you phone is click on the folder button when the email is opened on the iPhone and then file it into one of the mail folders that are associated with your email account. That will store the mail in a folder and sync back to you online account.

Hope that helps!

 

[NJRonbo]

You guys guessed right. I am using GMAIL to sift out all the spam.

Can I just switch it back to POP3? How do I do that on the iPhone?

Also, can someone give another explanation of what Kyro was
explaining if I am forced to go that route? I am not quite sure
what he was suggesting I do as far as folders are concerned.

Thanks for the help!

 

[NJRonbo]

GMAil has posted instructions on fixing this problem
but it doesn't quite make sense.

If you're running software update 1.1.3, please note that tapping the 'Gmail' button will automatically configure Gmail IMAP. Here's how to set up POP:

Tap Mail from your iPhone's Home screen.
Tap Other.
Select POP from the tab menu.
Enter your name, your address, and password in the appropriate fields. The Address field should be your full email address (username@gmail.com).
Under Incoming Mail Server, fill in the Host Name field as 'pop.gmail.com'.
Under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP), fill in the Host Name field as 'smtp.gmail.com'.
Tap Save. Now you're done!

The second step is "Tap OTHER"

When I tap on the MAIL icon from my HOME screen
I see no OTHER option. What are they saying here?

 

[nippyjun]

This question is on the subject of mail but a little different. Where do i find instructions on how to make it look as if i'm sending my email from my schools email but going through gmail? I have gmail set up to retrieve my school email and set it up so that replies go through the account that they came through. But how do you set up the iphone to complete the process?
Thanks.

 

[jasonbuzz]

This question is on the subject of mail but a little different. Where do i find instructions on how to make it look as if i'm sending my email from my schools email but going through gmail? I have gmail set up to retrieve my school email and set it up so that replies go through the account that they came through. But how do you set up the iphone to complete the process?
Thanks.

Under Settings --> Accounts in gmail, you can check the option that says "Reply from the same address the message was sent to." You also have to provide your school address to be able to do this. The problem with this option is you can't do this on the iPhone and there is always some reference to your gmail address even when you reply from the gmail interface.

I was able to use Yahoo Plus to do what you're trying to do in gmail. Yahoo plus cost $20 but it was worth to be able to check my corporate mail (via autoforward) on the iPhone and respond as if I had responded from my work computer (Dell laptop...ughh).

 

[iFerd]

Google tells you all about this. Just look here.

 

[NJRonbo]

Okay...

It looks like I fixed the problem.

I deleted the current GMAIL account on my iPhone.

I then created a brand new POP3 account under mail
settings using the "other" option described above.

Incoming mail: pop.gmail.com

I used my own mail server for the outgoing address.

This seems to have fixed the problem. I am receiving all my
email and can readily delete it without worrying that it is also
being deleted off of the server.

One last thing...

Damn Iphone! Whose bright idea was it to screw this up?

 

[ifonline]

This is typical IMAP behavior... synced mailboxes for Inbox, Sent, Drafts, and Trash. Nothing new or surprising. It makes me laugh when people post "fixes" for this behavior, as this is the intended behavior.

Personally, I love IMAP... beats the pants off POP3. I have synced e-mail across my iPhone, desktops (2), and notebook. Whatever I do on one is mirrored on the others. Brilliant.

 

[imacdaddy]

This sort of behavior with IMAP and gmail happened to me before using another phone. I deleted an email from my phone and it sync'd back to gmail.

So to prevent accidental deletion, I just created another gmail account. It's my mobile account to use on phones. All mail sent to my main gmail will also be forwarded to my mobile gmail account, thus I have 2 copies. This can be configured within gmail. My IMAP on my iPhone is set up to sync with my mobile gmail account and whatever I do in mail on my iPhone wont mess up my main gmail account. And if you're wondering, my mails sent out through iPhone uses my main gmail address. This can be done on gmail and iphone.