What happens when I delete a message, and how can I recover it?

Entourage FAQ: E-Mail

Your deleted e-mail goes to your Deleted Items folder. It stays there until you actively empty it one of two ways:

holding down the Control key, click on the Deleted Items folder and select Empty 'Deleted Items'.

configure Entourage to automatically empty the Deleted Items folder when you quit the program.

To recover a message in your Deleted Items folder, open the folder and drag the message to a different folder.

Even after you've emptied your Deleted Items folder, you can still recover messages within 3 days of emptying.