[Dovecot] id:N13388 Disable storage of messages on server when read (pop3)

[Dimitrios Karapiperis]

>> On Tue, 2009-05-12 at 14:13 +0300, Dimitrios Karapiperis wrote:
>>> Is there any way in dovecot to disable the storage of messages on server 
>>> when they are read/downloaded by the users (POP3).
>>
>> No.
>
> I remember some discussion some time ago about to or not to update IMAP 
> flags when reading via POP.
>
> If your Dovecot POP server updates the "READ" flag, you could delete those 
> "READ" messages via cron job.
>

If I just clear the cur directory (maildir) via cron ,  is it ok?