01-13-2009, 02:33 PM
rich in distress wrote:
make a pre-trash folder... make a rule for that folder to get get rid of 6-month-old mail.
Once you empty the real trash, thrash is gone...
this is akin to a solution i hobbled together after making the post. i have a Mail enhancement called Mail Act that lets you set up keystrokes to invoke rules. i created a folder called Holding Tank and now most new emails that i would normally delete will have a shortcut to get them into that folder. i'm in the process of moving the last 6 months into the holding tank. then i can finally empty the trash! though it's a tad more work than Apple simply giving a customizable option for erasure, it will allow me to send emails like forum thread notices to the trash right away and erase them. a tidier house overall.