How to permanently delete message from POP3 server?

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It would be convenient if a Outlook had an option to "Delete message from
server" in the context menu. I usually monitor my E-mails when I am away
from home and therefore "Leave messages on the server" until I get home.
However, I sometimes would like to delete some messages right away when I
know that I don't need that message and there is no point in re-downloading
it again when I'm home and waste time remembering that I already read it and
wanted to delete it.

I therefore would like to write a macro that logs on to the server and
permanently deletes the selected message from the server and from my current
outlook folders.

I would appreciate if anyone to tell me if this is possible, and where to
start. I'm used to writing macros and scripts, but not with Outlook. Could
someone outline or point out how I would:
1) figure-out the ID of the message currently selected in outlook
2) log-on to POP3 server
3) delete that message from server

Thanks,
 
Hi,

alainr said:
It would be convenient if a Outlook had an option to "Delete message from
server" in the context menu. I usually monitor my E-mails when I am away
from home and therefore "Leave messages on the server" until I get home.
However, I sometimes would like to delete some messages right away when I
know that I don't need that message and there is no point in
re-downloading
it again when I'm home and waste time remembering that I already read it
and
wanted to delete it.
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If your provider allows IMAP this will let you manage your messages on the
server so to delete one of them.

- configure your roaming system(s) to have "IMAP" account
- configure your "home" system(s) to have a pop account

Regards.
 
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