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benjie · 05-07-2009, 12:11 AM

With IMAP you just gotta sync the device with X number of days. Now, I did not use VersaSmell, so good luck there. However, ChatterEmail does support GMail and is still available, though not for much longer. Is there a setting in your email application to sync X number of days back? If not, after the initial sync life should be good.

The problem you are seeing is that GMail is not a standard mail server. You delete and really not delete. With POP, once you see it, it is deleted from the server UNLESS you can find a setting to LEAVE it on the server. And with GMail's method of handling messages, well your application has to be able to handle it and I do not believe the 650's VersaSmell is able to do that. IMAP syncs your messages so that what you see on the server is what you see on your device is what you see...see what I mean. Another email application that may be worth looking at is Snapper 3.x - http://snappermail.com/.

Good luck.

05-07-2009, 12:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
benjie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the middle of nowhere. Posts: 3,027 Thanks: 3 Thanked 95 Times in 93 Posts	With IMAP you just gotta sync the device with X number of days. Now, I did not use VersaSmell, so good luck there. However, ChatterEmail does support GMail and is still available, though not for much longer. Is there a setting in your email application to sync X number of days back? If not, after the initial sync life should be good. The problem you are seeing is that GMail is not a standard mail server. You delete and really not delete. With POP, once you see it, it is deleted from the server UNLESS you can find a setting to LEAVE it on the server. And with GMail's method of handling messages, well your application has to be able to handle it and I do not believe the 650's VersaSmell is able to do that. IMAP syncs your messages so that what you see on the server is what you see on your device is what you see...see what I mean. Another email application that may be worth looking at is Snapper 3.x - http://snappermail.com/. Good luck. __________________ Honolulu - 2,500 miles west of somewhere in the middle of nowhere, the land of Shakes. Kyoceria 6135, Treo 300, 600, 650, 700p, 700w, Centro & 800W, Touch Pro plus 3 other WM phones... Last edited by benjie; 05-07-2009 at 12:13 AM.. Reason: More stupid thoughts to add.