From: alexyu@postpro.net   
      
   Daniel70 wrote, on 27 Feb 2026 05:41:   
      
   > All the messages in your Inbox are contained in the one File and each   
   > 'e-mail' with-in that File begins with a single byte to indicate if the   
   > (following) message is NEW (i.e. UNREAD), or has been READ but not   
   > deleted or has been DELETED.   
   >   
   > The e-mail is not actually deleted (although it will not be listed in   
   > the 'Inbox' at all but will be listed in the 'TRASH' file but marked for   
   > deletion) at this stage.   
   >   
   > When you 'Empty Trash' and then 'Compact Folders', the message is really   
   > gotten rid of and removed forever! Until this stage, you can reclaim   
   > your lost message.   
      
   Actually, in the case of IMAP, even then it's not necessarily gone   
   forever:  If the message was a relatively recent one, it may still be in   
   the IMAP server's "Trash", where you can get it back still )that   
   happened to me once!); another option might be if you have readable   
   backups for the SM data (including MAIL), and if you search thoroughly   
   you might be able to find it in that file.   
      
   --   
   Best,   
      
   s) alexyu   
      
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