srandolph3 Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Question (1) Will e-mail remain in my "Held" folder until I delete it or will the system automatically delete it after some period of time? Question (2) How can I create a scri_pt to move mail from the "Held" folder to the "Trash" folder automatically? Can I elimated the "Held" folder and have mail identified as spam go straight to the "Trash" folder? I've been a spamcop user for many years and I feel comfortable with this sort of solution. Thanks, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazoo Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Off the top of my head, I think the default for Held folder content deletion was something like 45 days. I also believe this is a modifiable setting via preferences. I also seem to recall that someone did in fact manage to delete their Held Mail Folder and screwed everything up. You are attempting to bypass the general scenario that SpamCop E-Mail doesn't delte e-mail .... From so many other conversations both here and in the newsgroups, have you attempted setting up an IMAP account? This should allow you to drag and drop a collection of e-mails from one Folder to another is relatively short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenUnderwood Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 Off the top of my head, I think the default for Held folder content deletion was something like 45 days. I also believe this is a modifiable setting via preferences. I don't know the actual length of time a message stays in Held Mail (mine is there less than 8 hours and usually less than 1 hour) but have heard there is an automatic cleanup. The setting for the Trash folder is modifiable but I have never found a setting for Held mail settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srandolph3 Posted May 19, 2004 Author Share Posted May 19, 2004 << Off the top of my head, I think the default for Held folder content deletion was something like 45 days. I also believe this is a modifiable setting via preferences.>> In 45 days I'd have about 2000 messages in my Held folder. I don't mind leaving them there if they clean themselves up! I've never had the will power to leave so many messages without deleting them. Perhaps I'll give it a try. << From so many other conversations both here and in the newsgroups, have you attempted setting up an IMAP account? This should allow you to drag and drop a collection of e-mails from one Folder to another is relatively short time. >> No, I haven't tried setting up an IMAP account. I'll take a look at that as well. The ideal situation would be to have a user settable time limit on Held mail. I would set mine to three days before it was sent to Trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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