Two Computers, Deletion Of An Email

[Coppit]

Finally got my iPad going after about a year of not using it. Deleting a btinternet email in the iPad auto deletes the msg from my laptop. Somehow there's a way to treat both devices separately?

[woofgang]

I have just had a look at how my ipad and mac are set up and there is an option to never delete items moved to the trash bin. By doing this, deleting an item on one device moves it to the trash bin on the other and it can be recovered from there.

[Old_Geezer]

I find that difficult to believe. Are you sure both are set not to download your mail, and are instead looking at your mail on the e-mail server on the Internet ?

If you delete on the server no device looking there will be able to see it any more. The iPad wouldn't be deleting it from the laptop but from your server account, and afterwards nothing can find it because the only copy has been deleted.

I suggest using an e-mail client to download to your laptop first then using the iPad simply to view the server account. Then the laptop always has it's copy.

[Coppit]

My devices don't seem to work as yours do, Woofgang.

Oldgeezer, what you suggest is beyond my experience I'm afraid.

[Tuvok]

If both are set to use IMAP rather the POP then if you write or delete an email on one, then you'll see it on the other.

[Coppit]

I find that 'leave messages on server' seems to be very much an Outlook Express expression; indeed there is advice about my problem. I'd much prefer to use OE again - BT is pesky. OE allowed access to Settings and I was able to use my limited knowledge to make changes, but BT seems not to have such a facility, beyond making Time and anr changes. Advice how to quit BT email back to OE wd be welcome.

[Tuvok]

You can use whatever email program or app that you want.

If you setup both to use imap rather than pop then your emails whether read, unread or sent are stored on the email server, so both devices see/show the same thing.