Mon 28 Sep, 2009 09:13 pm
I click on a bunch of stuff from my mailbox and hit "delete" and it just deletes it.
I click on stuff from my spam folder and it says "Are you sure you want to delete these messages?" (or something like that).
Why does it ask me if I'm sure with spam and not with regular mail?
It just seems so strange!
@boomerang,
Deleting from your inbox merely moves them to the trash. Deleting spam can't be undone.
@OCCOM BILL,
Not on my computer.
I just looked in "Trash" and there isn't anything there. I had just deleted some things prior to posting this thread. My trash box is empty and I delete stuff every day.
Okay..... I just tried it again and now there are a few things in my trash folder. I'll see how long they last in there though. It doesn't seem like long enough to recover anything should someone figure out that they made a mistake.
But still, you could be right. Maybe they stay in there for a tiny bit.
@boomerang,
I'll anxiously await my Question Answered Prize!
(Rubs hands vigorously!)
@boomerang,
You know the check box at the very top of the column of boxes? I once checked it by mistake, selected delete, and sent the entire page to Trash. I was able to recover every bit of it.
I think they give you the option to delete yes/no spam because sometimes real email gets delivered in the spam folder. I get emails from people I know delivered in spam often.
I've noticed how the spammers have begun to crack the yahoo spam filter. I used to get spam once in a while. Now, I get a lot more, like 15 a day.
@OCCOM BILL,
That's correct. Give that man a rosette!
Yes indeed! O'Bill earns the coveted "select answer" ribbon of achievement!
Thank you.
I was giving it 24 hours to see if things disappeard from my trash folder and they are still there.
@boomerang,
Items in the trash folder are likely purged eventually. Google's mail does it after 30 days.
@OCCOM BILL,
Does that come with a brand spanking new lovely set of steak knives and a year's supply of
Rice O Roni™?
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