Deleting mail messages

When using my IPad I am unable to delete messages from my IMAP mail acct. I tried to delete messages both individually and as a group using the edit function; however, the messages would disappear, then I got a message that I was unable to delete/move messages and the message would be in inbox the next time I opened mail. My Yahoo mail account works great. Can anyone help me?

You can try this and see if it helps. Reset your iPad. Hold down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. Then try to delete the messages again.

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From the Mail menu bar, select
Mail ▹ Preferences... ▹ Accounts
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Hello Joe.
What type of mail account is this (POP, IMAP, .Mac)?
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Apple - iPad - Guided Tours
http://www.apple.com/ipad/videos/
Watch the videos see all the amazing iPad apps in action. Learn how to use FaceTime, Mail, Safari, Videos, Maps, iBooks, App Store, and more.
iPad How-Tos http://ipod.about.com/lr/ipad_how-tos/903396/1/
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iPad User Guide for iOS 5
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2 weeks ago, I was forced to do an erase and install of Leopard because of a corruption in my systems file. So, I had to re-setup Mail.app. I use an imap account for most of my email.
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1
2
3
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