Hi, Imap is the answer, see my previous message. Pop3 is horrible, spawn of the devil. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: <http://www.comproom.co.uk/> http://www.comproom.co.uk From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of martin wilsher Sent: 25 July 2013 21:41 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help please with a Mail server issue maybe the command to delete from server can only be issued by a Microsoft machine? just a thought. ----- Original Message ----- From: ANDY COLLINS <mailto:Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 9:10 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help please with a Mail server issue Martin - This check box is already unchecked. It's not that a copy stays on the surver, it's that it stays there until I open mail on my Windows laptop. So, if I start Windows mail, all messages download, and that is it, they are gone from the server, but if I open mail on my Mac or phone, mail will download, but will also stay on the server, until I open mail on the Windows machine. This is why I think this might be typical pop3 behaviour, and why I might have to change to imap, but don't know enough, as I've never had this problem matter before - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: martin wilsher <mailto:martinwilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:54 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Help please with a Mail server issue ok, if using outlook express or outlook, go to tools, accounts then to your mail accounts, go to advanced, then tab to leave a copy of mail on the server and uncheck the box there. You will need to do this for all your email accounts.----- Original Message --- From: ANDY COLLINS <mailto:Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:49 PM Subject: [access-uk] Help please with a Mail server issue Hi all - For a long time, I just had a single laptop where all my emails downloaded to. This is via pop3. I now have a MacBook and an iPhone and iPod also set up to receive mail. Thing is, when I've downloaded mail to either the Mac or the phone/pod, when I open the laptop [the original machine where mail was set up] everything downloads again to it. I'd like to have mail removed from the server when downloaded, so does this mean I need to change from pop3 to imap? If so, what do I need to do for each device, or on my providers website. Thanks - Andy