[MlMt] Best way to auto-archive trash in gmail?

[Michael Hucka]

On 16 Jul 2018, at 8:25, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote:
>> I'm looking for a way to preserve all my mail.  Does anyone have a 
>> scheme to preserve mail permanently rather than let it be deleted?  
>> For example, is there a way to have MailMate (or another piece of 
>> software) periodically and automatically move mail out of the Trash 
>> into a folder (or even another imap server) for archiving?
>
> I think the feature you are looking for is “Mailbox ▸ Mailbox 
> Type”. Create a mailbox for deleted messages, for example, named 
> “Deleted Messages” within the Gmail account and then use 
> “Mailbox ▸ Mailbox Type” to make MailMate use it when you delete 
> messages. This way Gmail won't auto-delete the emails since this only 
> happens for “[Gmail]/Trash”. Gmail just considers “Deleted 
> Messages” mailbox to be just like any other mailbox (or “label” 
> as Google likes to name them).

Hi Benny,

Thanks for your reply and explanation.  I've been trying this scheme 
this for the last week.  I had to remember to configure my iPhone's mail 
app  in a compatible way, but it all seems to work as expected.  This is 
great :-)

I discovered that the Gmail "Spam" folder also appears to have a 30-day 
auto-deletion feature, like the Trash.  I might have to find a way to 
regularly move mail out of that folder into the archive folder, but it's 
not a big deal.

Thanks again,
MH