How do I recover a deleted e-mail

[#1]

Is it possible to recover a deleted e-mail message in Thunderbird? Am I right in thinking that my messages are held on a PN server?

[#2]

Depends on how you have set up your Thunderbird account.  Go to Tools- account settings - server setting.  There you will see the option to 'leave messages on server'.  This will show you how you have your Thunderbird set.

[#3]

Tough,  you are not recommended to leave mail on the PN server, once deleted  (and the file compacted) its gone,  I you can - download the mailbox via outlook or Outlook Express, if it was in the recent past it appears as if by magic.
On my XP, the deleted mail is in a Dat Index file and can be got at again providing you havnt compacted the folder

[#4]

Hi Artmo,
Yes the option to "Leave messages on the server" is checked. How can I get to them?

[#5]

webmail would be my first option

[#6]

Oldjim just beat me to it.  Webmail.
I assume the email you want to retrieve is within the time scale that you have Thunderbird set at.

[#7]

Yes, it is within the timescale.
I have looked at Webmail (for the first time) but need some further guidance to see a particular mailbox and the messages contained therein.

[#8]

If you are in your webmail you should see your folders listed on the left hand side.  Just click to open.

[#9]

OK. Great. Thanks for your help Artmo.

[#10]

You will have to login to webmail with the same users name and password that you do with Thunderbird so check in it to see what you use. If its a set up mail box it will be username+mailbox so if the users name is fred and the mail box is mum you login with fred+mum or you wont see anything just the default.
Of coarse you can restore it from your backup you do have a backup dont you?