The latter. It's just like checking your gmail on another computer.

OK, perfect. Thanks.

OK, what if someone sends me a message, and I read it and delete it on the computer. Does it then get deleted from the BlackBerry? I tested it, and the answer seems to be no, but I might not have waited long enough. Or is this something that I can change in the settings somewhere?

edit: nevermind. I figured it out. I think.

I think that's an IMAP versus POP issue. It was explained to me like this:

when you have a POP account, it's like you have two different mail boxes with two different doors. copies of mail get put into both boxes. If you delete the mail in one box (your computer), it stays in the other box (your blackberry)

an IMAP account is a one box with two doors. Regardless of which door you use to access the box, the actions affect the other door.

when you have a POP account, it's like you have two different mail boxes with two different doors. copies of mail get put into both boxes. If you delete the mail in one box (your computer), it stays in the other box (your blackberry)

That's not necessarily true. Many POP mail clients will automatically delete a message from the server when you delete it from the client, depending on the the user's settings. However, my experience with Gmail is that it stays on the server unless you go to Gmail directly and delete it.

I didn't mention that my IMAP/POP thing was specifically regarding my gmail account when I was setting it up on the pda, which is what Hil is doing.

Hmm. OK, I did a couple google searches for info, and it seems that gmail works weirdly with BlackBerry (something about the way those two particular applications connect.) I found one place that says that if you delete a message from gmail through the website, then it just won't delete from the BlackBerry, you've got to do it manually, and another that says that it will, but sometimes it takes a while, and a few threads where different users report completely different experiences. I guess I'll play around with mine and see what happens.

yes, I had a similar experience with the iPhone. Setting gmail up as an IMAP solved the problem.

I just deleted an email from my BB gmail. I refreshed gmail on my computer a minute later and it showed that it had been deleted.

ION, has anyone had the following itune/ipod problem? (Probably.) I downloaded a zipped file of mp3 podcasts to my desktop. I uncompressed the files and added the folder to my library on itunes. The podcasts showed up in my library. I synced my ipod. Played one of the podcasts. Synced my ipod again-- the mp3s disappeared from itunes and ipod. I added the folder again, rinse, repeat. It disappeared again! What am I doing wrong? I have it set to copy songs to itunes when I add folders, so it should be in itunes!

I just deleted an email from my BB gmail. I refreshed gmail on my computer a minute later and it showed that it had been deleted.

What I want is going the other way -- I want to delete an email from gmail on my computer, and have it disappear from my BB.