Mail 3.2: How can I remove mails from mailboxes automatically?
Situation is this:
I use IMAP. My ISP's IMAP server automatically puts spam mail in a folder called spam (no way I can see to change that). To remove the spam mails from the spam mailbox I have to go the spam mailbox, select all mails and click on the delete button which moves them to the Trash mailbox (also an IMAP mailbox). Then I have to go to the Trash mailbox, again select all mails and again hit the delete button which finally removes them completely from the server.
What I want to be able to do is have the above process done automatically each night. I can't see a way to do this from my mail server, and in Mail 3.2 preferences I don't see a way to clean out mailboxes other than the local Junk and Trash. I tried to figure out a way to do it with mail rules, but they only seem to work on the Inbox. I also tried using Automator, but it seems the task can't be scheduled to run automatically via Automator.
Any ideas appreciated.
I use IMAP. My ISP's IMAP server automatically puts spam mail in a folder called spam (no way I can see to change that). To remove the spam mails from the spam mailbox I have to go the spam mailbox, select all mails and click on the delete button which moves them to the Trash mailbox (also an IMAP mailbox). Then I have to go to the Trash mailbox, again select all mails and again hit the delete button which finally removes them completely from the server.
What I want to be able to do is have the above process done automatically each night. I can't see a way to do this from my mail server, and in Mail 3.2 preferences I don't see a way to clean out mailboxes other than the local Junk and Trash. I tried to figure out a way to do it with mail rules, but they only seem to work on the Inbox. I also tried using Automator, but it seems the task can't be scheduled to run automatically via Automator.
Any ideas appreciated.
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