diff -ur dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/master/mail-process.c dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/master/mail-process.c
--- dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/master/mail-process.c	2006-10-17 04:50:31.000000000 -0600
+++ dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/master/mail-process.c	2007-01-31 22:42:50.000000000 -0700
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@
 		env_put("POP3_NO_FLAG_UPDATES=1");
 	if (set->pop3_reuse_xuidl)
 		env_put("POP3_REUSE_XUIDL=1");
+	if (set->pop3_ignore_deleted)
+		env_put("POP3_IGNORE_DELETED=1");
 	if (set->pop3_enable_last)
 		env_put("POP3_ENABLE_LAST=1");
 	if (set->pop3_lock_session)
diff -ur dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/master/master-settings.c dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/master/master-settings.c
--- dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/master/master-settings.c	2006-11-12 10:56:07.000000000 -0700
+++ dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/master/master-settings.c	2007-01-31 22:42:50.000000000 -0700
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
 	DEF(SET_BOOL, pop3_enable_last),
 	DEF(SET_BOOL, pop3_reuse_xuidl),
 	DEF(SET_BOOL, pop3_lock_session),
+	DEF(SET_BOOL, pop3_ignore_deleted),
 	DEF(SET_STR, pop3_uidl_format),
 	DEF(SET_STR, pop3_client_workarounds),
 	DEF(SET_STR, pop3_logout_format),
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@
 	MEMBER(pop3_enable_last) FALSE,
 	MEMBER(pop3_reuse_xuidl) FALSE,
 	MEMBER(pop3_lock_session) FALSE,
+	MEMBER(pop3_ignore_deleted) FALSE,
 	MEMBER(pop3_uidl_format) "",
 	MEMBER(pop3_client_workarounds) "",
 	MEMBER(pop3_logout_format) "top=%t/%p, retr=%r/%b, del=%d/%m, size=%s",
diff -ur dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/master/master-settings.h dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/master/master-settings.h
--- dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/master/master-settings.h	2006-10-17 04:48:45.000000000 -0600
+++ dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/master/master-settings.h	2007-01-31 22:42:50.000000000 -0700
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 	bool pop3_enable_last;
 	bool pop3_reuse_xuidl;
 	bool pop3_lock_session;
+	bool pop3_ignore_deleted;
 	const char *pop3_uidl_format;
 	const char *pop3_client_workarounds;
 	const char *pop3_logout_format;
diff -ur dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/pop3/client.c dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/pop3/client.c
--- dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/pop3/client.c	2006-08-10 16:26:41.000000000 -0600
+++ dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/pop3/client.c	2007-01-31 22:42:50.000000000 -0700
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@
 	message_sizes_buf = buffer_create_dynamic(default_pool, 512);
 
 	memset(&search_arg, 0, sizeof(search_arg));
-	search_arg.type = SEARCH_ALL;
+	if(ignore_deleted_messages) {
+		search_arg.type = SEARCH_DELETED;
+		search_arg.not = 1;
+	} else {
+		search_arg.type = SEARCH_ALL;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		if (sync_mailbox(client->mailbox, &status) < 0) {
diff -ur dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/pop3/common.h dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/pop3/common.h
--- dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/pop3/common.h	2006-04-27 06:29:14.000000000 -0600
+++ dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/pop3/common.h	2007-01-31 22:55:11.000000000 -0700
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 extern struct ioloop *ioloop;
 extern enum client_workarounds client_workarounds;
-extern bool enable_last_command, no_flag_updates, reuse_xuidl, lock_session;
+extern bool enable_last_command, no_flag_updates, reuse_xuidl, lock_session, ignore_deleted_messages;
 extern const char *uidl_format, *logout_format;
 extern enum uidl_keys uidl_keymask;
 
diff -ur dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/pop3/main.c dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/pop3/main.c
--- dovecot-1.0.rc15-o/src/pop3/main.c	2006-08-10 12:38:04.000000000 -0600
+++ dovecot-1.0.rc15/src/pop3/main.c	2007-01-31 22:42:50.000000000 -0700
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 bool no_flag_updates = FALSE;
 bool reuse_xuidl = FALSE;
 bool lock_session = FALSE;
+bool ignore_deleted_messages = FALSE;
 const char *uidl_format, *logout_format;
 enum uidl_keys uidl_keymask;
 
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@
 	no_flag_updates = getenv("POP3_NO_FLAG_UPDATES") != NULL;
 	reuse_xuidl = getenv("POP3_REUSE_XUIDL") != NULL;
 	lock_session = getenv("POP3_LOCK_SESSION") != NULL;
+	ignore_deleted_messages = getenv("POP3_IGNORE_DELETED") != NULL;
 
 	uidl_format = getenv("POP3_UIDL_FORMAT");
 	if (uidl_format == NULL || *uidl_format == '\0')