Their server side prefs allow gmail itself to delete mail, but your client has no control over this action - your client cannot delete content from gmail, period. Their pop interface simply doesn't map 1:1 to what you're presented with in their web mail system, which is unlike every other web mail system I've ever used in the past 15+ years.
I guess the option in the settings is just for show then and doesn't do anything if you're named Bruno.
2. When messages are accessed with POP
keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox
mark Gmail's copy as read
archive Gmail's copy
delete Gmail's copy
If you want the ability to mess with email that isn't in your Inbox then you can't use POP3 since that is designed to only handle 1 mailbox.
But I don't have a desire to use IMAP with gmail. I'm not "supposed" to do anything. Their system is supposed to work with established standards and it doesn't.
It does follow the standards. They're just not doing what you want it to do.
Don't use gmail if you don't like it.
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