[KLUG Members] Purging Mail In Firefox

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Sun Feb 13 12:56:14 EST 2005


In life as in computer applications alike there are
sometimes compromises.  If users are so demanding as
not to consider alternative behaviors, then that is an
extremely difficult challenge.  Stay with Evo.  It
seems that nothing other is satisfactory.  
--- Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org>
wrote:

> > So do the same in the Trash folder or right click
> on
> > the Trash folder and Empty it.
> 
> Yes.  But the orignal question - "Is there a
> keystroke in Firefox (like
> Evo's Ctrl-E) to purge a mailbox of deleted
> messages."
> 
> Emphasis on "keystroke".
> 
> For users processing a high volume of messages
> having to use the mouse
> isn't an acceptable answer; taking their hands of
> the keyboard makes
> them very grumpy.
> 
> These users also don't use "Trash",  deleted
> messages stay in the INBOX
> marked as deleted (lined-out in most mail clients,
> including TB) until
> purged.  They've got very good reasons for doing it
> this way and they
> wouldn't change even if they didn't.
> 
> > > > Same as Outlook it is then in Thunderbird. 
> While
> > > > holding the CTRL key down, left click on each
> > > message to delete.  When all selections are
> made, then
> > > left click on the big red X or press DEL key.
> > > Yes, this marks as deleted.  I want to EXPUNGE
> the
> > > deleted messages.
> > > This is an IMAP mailbox, not a POP'd box, maybe
> that
> > > is important.
> 

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