How to keep or delete emails on the Mail server using Outlook Express client

To enable the "Leave a copy of message on the server" or "Delete the emails from the server" using Outlook Express:

  1. Select Tools | Accounts.
  2. Select the Mail tab.
  3. Select your Mail account and click Properties.
  4. Select the Advanced tab. 
  5. Choose the option you prefer:
    • To keep your messages: Check the Leave a copy of messages on server checkbox to save your Yahoo Mail Inbox messages on both the Yahoo Mail server and on Outlook Express.
    • To delete your messages: Do not check this checkbox if you want to delete the messages from the server after you have received them in Outlook Express.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Close Outlook Express and restart.

Note: Choosing to leave a copy of your emails on the server might consume your hosting space if yo receive large volume of emails.

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