On 16 Jul 2018, at 8:25, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:
I'm looking for a way to preserve all my mail. Does anyone have a
scheme to preserve mail permanently rather than let it be deleted?
For example, is there a way to have MailMate (or another piece of
software) periodically and automatically move mail out of the Trash
into a folder (or even another imap server) for archiving?
I think the feature you are looking for is “Mailbox ▸ Mailbox
Type”. Create a mailbox for deleted messages, for example, named
“Deleted Messages” within the Gmail account and then use
“Mailbox ▸ Mailbox Type” to make MailMate use it when you delete
messages. This way Gmail won't auto-delete the emails since this only
happens for “[Gmail]/Trash”. Gmail just considers “Deleted
Messages” mailbox to be just like any other mailbox (or “label”
as Google likes to name them).
Hi Benny,
Thanks for your reply and explanation. I've been trying this scheme
this for the last week. I had to remember to configure my iPhone's mail
app in a compatible way, but it all seems to work as expected. This is
great :-)
I discovered that the Gmail "Spam" folder also appears to have a 30-day
auto-deletion feature, like the Trash. I might have to find a way to
regularly move mail out of that folder into the archive folder, but it's
not a big deal.
Thanks again,
MH
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