Deleting mails with imapib

Morten W. Petersen morten at src.no
Thu Jun 29 08:19:33 EDT 2000


> | The imaplib.IMAP connection doesn't seem to have a method that lets you
> | delete mails? only expunge etc..
> 
> Of course expunge is what really deletes them - the delete option
> in the mailer just sets a flag on the message.  Here's how I do it -
> 
>     ok, stuff = self.service.store(number, 'FLAGS', '(\Deleted)')
>     if ok != 'OK':
>         raise self.error(stuff)

Where did you take the self.service from?

-Morten




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