Discard old mail messages

asked 2014-10-28 18:50:31 +0300

mikelima gravatar image

My mail message list is getting extremely long, and while there are not yet big problems handling it, I worry it will clog the phone memory. Also, browsing the message list is getting difficult.

I would like to have the option to discard message headers and messages if they are too old, either manually or automatically.

I do not want the messages to be deleted, in particular, since I like the possibility to access them from my other devices (PC, tablet whatever).

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You mean you only want to see mail messages newer than say two months?

vattuvarg ( 2014-10-28 20:38:03 +0300 )edit
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This is definitely needed. Currently the only way I know to achieve this is to delete and recreate the account.

clau ( 2014-10-29 00:23:53 +0300 )edit
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@vattuvarg: That would definitely help with my usage pattern. Another way would be to be able to clean up the mailbox manually: say, when the number of messages becomes too big.

And since the message list does not implement threading, this means that after a few hundreds messages, you lose access to the central part of the list. Threading, that would be a different question!

mikelima ( 2014-10-29 10:09:03 +0300 )edit
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Two words to search for: IBM ReMail.

vattuvarg ( 2014-10-29 10:18:32 +0300 )edit
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...and an idea of my own:

The inbox should be a sieve - not a bucket.

vattuvarg ( 2014-10-29 12:37:35 +0300 )edit