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+### URI
+
+`DELETE /mailbox/{name}/{id}`
+
+### Params
+
+* `name` - name of the mailbox the message belongs to
+* `id` - identifier of the message to delete
+
+### Output
+
+JSON encoded string "OK"
+
+### Example
+
+Request: `curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" -X DELETE http://localhost:9000/mailbox/swaks/20131015T161202-0000`
+
+Response:
+
+    HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+    Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+    Expires: -1
+    Content-Length: 5
+    Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:58:13 GMT
+    
+    "OK"