Using Eudora with IMAP, how can I permanently remove deleted items?

Note: At IU you are required to use Eudora 5.1 and later. Earlier releases of Eudora do not support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), while versions prior to 4.3 do not support IMAP.

Eudora can handle deleted IMAP messages in two ways:

• If you have Eudora configured to use a trash folder on the server and delete a message, it disappears from the folder listing. It has not yet been removed, but instead is temporarily stored in whatever folder you have designated as the trash folder.
  
  
• If you do not use a trash folder on the server, when you delete messages, they do not disappear from the folder listing. Instead, they are marked with a slashed circle in Mac OS and Mac OS X, and a red "X" in Windows.

To permanently remove a message, follow these steps:

1. In Eudora's message list, click the message to select it.
   
   
2. Press Cmd-d in Mac OS or OS X, or Ctrl-d in Windows.
   
   
3. If you are using a trash folder on the server, from the Special menu, select Empty Trash.
   
   If you are not using a trash folder, and are using Mac OS or OS X, hold the Option key down, and from the Special menu, select Remove Deleted Messages or Empty All Trash Mailboxes.
   
   In Windows, if you are not using a trash folder, from the Message menu, select Purge Messages.

Note: Once you have removed a message in this way, you cannot retrieve it.

Also see:

• At IU, in Eudora for Windows, how do I read my Cyrus mail using IMAP?
• At IU, in Eudora for Mac OS or Mac OS X, how do I read my IU email using IMAP?
• What are the requirements for using Eudora for Mac OS X to read my IU mail?