Configure (Apple) Mail to delete email from IMAP server after specified time

Configure (Apple) Mail to delete email from IMAP server after specified time

I am using a corporate mail account which is synchronized via IMAP to both my desktop client and my iPhone, which is exactly the way I like it. However, the account has a limited quota. With POP3 access, this was not a problem, as POP3 clients could be configured to remove messages from server after specified time. This option is missing from my Apple Mail IMAP account configuration pane.

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"Given Arjan's two comments to your question, I'm going to address your last question, as I think that your best option is to create an ""Archive"" folder on your local hard drive and move your old emails there manually periodically.

As for searching, if I'm interpreting correctly, you mean whether or not you can search all your mail using the search in the top-right corner. The answer is yes that you can search all your mail using that box. In any search, you can either select All Mailboxes or *[the currently selected mailbox]**. All Mailboxes would include your newly created local Archive folder. This would work regardless of where the email is physically located, whether on the IMAP server or on your hard drive.

*Searching IMAP relies on having cached all messages, with or without attachments in Mail."