diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 6ace77dabd..e2bb2f1683 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -4266,11 +4266,13 @@ please see [here](https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect-tracking-protection Permanent deletion means that messages will *irreversibly* be lost, and to prevent this from happening accidentally, this always needs to be confirmed. Even with a confirmation, some very angry people who lost some of their messages through their own fault contacted me, which was a rather unpleasant experience :-( -Since version 1.1601 it is possible to disable confirmation of permanent deletion of individual messages. +Please [see here](https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-5-0-fairemail-fully-featured-open-source-privacy-oriented-email-app.3824168/post-86984471) for more background information. + +Since version 1.1601 it is possible to disable confirmation of permanent deletion of individual messages after reading a big warning. Note that the POP3 protocol can download messages from the inbox only. So, deleted messages cannot be uploaded to the inbox again. -This means that messages can only be permanently deleted when using a POP3 account. +This means that messages can only be permanently deleted in case of a POP3 account. Advanced: the IMAP delete flag in combination with the EXPUNGE command is not supportable because both email servers and not all people can handle this, risking unexpected loss of messages.