Does deleting an email from my inbox also delete it from the server?

[radhikalea85]

Hi Guys,

Just want to know one thing..if i delete a mail from inbox/outbox, does it get deleted in the mail server too?..please reply asap..

Thanks and Regards,
Radhika

[pbmods]

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[epots9]

Hi Guys,

Just want to know one thing..if i delete a mail from inbox/outbox, does it get deleted in the mail server too?..please reply asap..

Thanks and Regards,
Radhika

the answer is yes and no. If you setup your email client to receive your emails from the server what it does it removes them from the server and puts them in your inbox, so the email(s) are already deleted from the server and the only copies are in your inbox. But if you set up your client (can be done in outlook) to leave a copy of the email on the server, it will leave a copy on the server and in your inbox; that way when you delete from your inbox there still is a copy on the server.

[Jeff G]

I think it would also depend on your mail server. I maintain a server that keeps a copy of ALL incoming and outgoing mail.

So even if you can not get it, the admin probably can!

[debasisdas]

It depends on your server settings.
contact your system admin for more details on the same.