Re: deleting deleted messages

  • From: "G.W. Cox" <gwcox2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:59:58 -0700

The easiest thing you can do to delete all the messages in the deleted 
folder is to hit alt E, as in echo, then Y twice. This can be done from 
within your in box or other OE folders.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john r. vaughn" <jrvaughn44@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "JFWList" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: deleting deleted messages


> Jack and list,=20
>
> Another trick for emptying  your deleted folder is to:
> 1. while on the "deleted folder" in folder list view (not the list of =
> actual messages but the list of your folders)
> 2. press the application  key and down arrow one time to empty deleted =
> folder and press enter.
> 3. you will be asked to answer yes or no to the question, do you really =
> want to delete these messages. and you can press Y for yes or N for no.
> john in sunny florida
> Again, just another option
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:21 AM
> Subject: Re: deleting deleted messages
>
>
>> Well, just delete all the messages, not the whole folder.  Go into the =
>
>> deleted items folder just as you would the in box.  Do a select all =
> with=20
>> control A, and hit the delete key.  Jaws will ask if you really want =
> to=20
>> delete these messages, tell it yes and hit enter.
>> if you have that many messages, it may take a minute or so to erase =
> them=20
>> all.  Don't panic if you can't hear jaws for several seconds while the =
>
>> messages are being deleted.  When it's done, jaws will be there.  It =
> just=20
>> takes a lot of the systems resources to erase the messages and running =
> Jaws=20
>> isn't top priority for a couple seconds.   Jack
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: deleting deleted messages
>>=20
>>=20
>>>I have thousands of them and at some point in time they become =
> superfluous.
>>> Where do they go?  Sibre space or oblivion!  Don't most people have a =
>
>>> paper
>>> shredder in the office that does the same thing to hard copy?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:05 AM
>>> Subject: Re: deleting deleted messages
>>>
>>>
>>>> Judith,
>>>>
>>>> Why do you want to do this?  I don't think you can, where would your
>>> deleted
>>>> messages go when you delete them?   Jack
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:51 AM
>>>> Subject: deleting deleted messages
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > How do you delete your deleted items folder?  Thanks, Judith
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