Oh, hey, it worked! I made sure to push the "remove now" button, and after that my e-mails are all automatically deleted. Thanks for the help. Peter might be right, that what happened was the connection got interrupted. :-( On 30 Sep 05, at 21:01, Jane wrote: > Did it work? > I don't usually use that setting because I remember trying to > retrieve mail that I accidentally trashed and was dismayed that it > wasn't there so I assume that it does get rid of it right away. > "Our energy problems have the same cause as our environmental problems -- wasteful use of resources. Conservation helps us solve both at once." -- Jimmy Carter, 1977 "I mean, people just need to recognize that these storms have caused disruption, and that if they're able to, you know, maybe not drive when they -- on a trip that's not essential, that would be helpful." -- George W. Bush, 2005 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x-newbies/attachments/20051002/02038c5b/attachment.html