[ale] OT: gmail question

[lists at serioustechnology.com (Geoffrey Myers)]

scott boss wrote:
> Deleted mail isnt delete until it is purged.


where might one find the 'purge' option?  I would like to purge from 
thunderbird and not have to go to the gmail web.

> 
> Sent from my mobile...
> 
> On Feb 22, 2011, at 4:43 PM, Geoffrey Myers <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
> 
>> So, can someone tell me the purpose of the 'All Mail' 'folder' in gmail?
>>  I delete email and I dump spam, yet there are over 1200+ messages in
>> the 'All Mail' folder.  Many are marked as deleted.
>>
>> Does Google simply keep your email forever???
>>
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Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson