The task is to make messages delivered over POP3 marked as read while also keep them on server (even if DELE command issued by client) and accessible over IMAP.
There are two exim config options:
pop3_no_flag_updates = no- this enables setting read flag on messagepop3_deleted_flag = "$POP3Deleted"- this changes pop3 behavior so instead of message removal it just get flagged.
The strange thing is that following scenarios work:
- messages delivered over POP3 (
RETRcommand) but not deleted by mail client during POP3-session (when it has special, client-side mode "preserving emails on server") - and these messages are marked as read, FINE - messages deleted by mail client (using
DELEcommand) are marked as "$POP3Deleted" - GOOD - messages deleted by mail client during next POP3-session (previously marked as read) become marked as read and $POP3Deleted. OK
BUT: When standard POP3 message retrieval scheme takes place, and message fetched and deleted during single session it does not get marked as read but only $POP3Deleted
Why? Is it possible to change? (Dovecot version 2.3.7.2)
