Messages not being deleted from POP server...

...at least not quickly. I have Mail set up to delete messages from the server "When moved from Inbox". I assume deleting a message is included in this definition. Yet I can delete a message and the message won't be removed from the server for hours, if at all. I'll connect to the server multiple times in the interim, giving Mail a chance to update the server, but no dice.
I'll even empty the Trash in Mail and it still won't update on the server. Everything else seems to function in Mail and I have the problem on several different Macs with different POP accounts. Any ideas?
EDIT: I just deleted a bunch of old messages manually by using the Get Account Info interface. They successfully deleted, but newer ones which have been deleted and emptied from Mail (but not removed manually) still remain.

I just responded to another question that was similar to this one, so I have another suggestion or two..
Godaddy supports the automatic forwarding of email to any other email account. For backup purposes, I have my domain/email provider, http://www.fidomains.com , automatically forward any emails to a Gmail account. This allows me to have a backup to all my emails. Works Great! Godaddy will work well for that also.
Godaddy configuration info:
- Incoming mail server: imap.secureserver.net, Turn on SSL support and use port 993 for Godaddy. (Incoming)
- Outgoing server: smtpout.secureserver.net, SSL support and port 465 for Outgoing.
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