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    Apple Mail: Trying to schedule a move of all Inbox messages to an archive folder on a different IMAP server

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by exi, Jan 18, 2010.

  1. exi

    exi Notebook Evangelist

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    I've got a couple of accounts set up in Mail, and I'm anal about keeping a clean inbox. Is there any plugin of which I'm unaware that can automatically move messages in either server's inbox into an archive folder of my choosing, depending on the account?
     
    exi, Jan 18, 2010
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  2. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    I feel for ya. Seeing all your PIM related issues makes my heart hurt for you.
     
    surfasb, Jan 18, 2010
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  3. exi

    exi Notebook Evangelist

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    Hah. Keyboard shortcuts work almost as effortlessly, so there's that.

    (eta: if only "copy to" and "move to" didn't have identical sub-menu commands, which screws with the shortcuts. Delightful!)
     
    exi, Jan 18, 2010
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  4. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    Well you can do an Mailbox>Archive Mailbox, and then thatll put it into a file. Later you can open it and check the messages.

    I havn't actually opened a archived file before, to see how mail handles it, but that's how I've read to backup an imap mail account.
     
    sulkorp, Jan 18, 2010
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  5. Underpantman

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    Have you tried setting up a new rule to do this?
    I haven't done it myself but its possible to make a new rule that will for eg automatically move emails 1 week old to another place you define such a the on my mac folder.
    To setup rules, go to mail preferences, and its the last tab (top right)
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    :)
     
    Underpantman, Jan 18, 2010
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