remove all time messages from inbox

[VillaSampaguita]

After washing to remove spam, and marking up blacklist, bounce etc, my MW inbox displays messages from today, yesterday, last week, last month and all time. Every time I reboot PC it takes a long time to load all these message again.

After washing I download new messages to my pop client, but they stay on MW and I can't find a setting to remove old washed messages from the inbox. I don't mind keeping yesterday and last week, but don't need the other clutter. Does anyone know how to change the setting to not show old mails?

[TrustFire]

To ensure that mails deleted by your e-mail client are no longer listed in MWP, you can check out the graphical illustration of server settings for some of the more popular e-mail clients at the following links:—

Microsoft Outlook:

• viewtopic.php?p=74278&sid=a1fc47dcdc26c ... 03b#p74278

Mozilla Thunderbird:

• viewtopic.php?p=71207&sid=a1fc47dcdc26c ... 03b#p71207

Windows Live Mail:

• viewtopic.php?p=73230&sid=a1fc47dcdc26c ... 03b#p73230

Opera Mail:

• viewtopic.php?p=84050&sid=a1fc47dcdc26c ... 03b#p84050

[VillaSampaguita]

Thank you for the reply. In fact my e-mail client does remove messages from server after 60 days. I am trying to figure out how to remove non-washed messages from MW in-box.

[TrustFire]

In fact my e-mail client does remove messages from server after 60 days.

That is exactly the reason why you see the messages on MailWasher (until your e-mail client deletes them from the server.)

I am trying to figure out how to remove non-washed messages from MW in-box.

Refer to my previous post.

[VillaSampaguita]

No in fact there are messages from up to one year ago in MW in-box. Silly question maybe, but does MW automatically delete mails from server (gmail etc) when they are deleted in MW?

[TrustFire]

No in fact there are messages from up to one year ago in MW in-box.

In fact my e-mail client does remove messages from server after 60 days.

We seem to have a contradiction — either the 60-day retention period on your e-mail client is not working right or it has been setup for IMAP (instead of POP3.)

Silly question maybe, but does MW automatically delete mails from server (gmail etc) when they are deleted in MW?

MailWasher deletes mails from the server and they stay deleted in case the e-mail client is configured for POP3 — however, IMAP protocols on the e-mail client would cause the mails deleted by MailWasher to reappear on the server (and, consequently on MailWasher.)

Things get further complicated when using Gmail — all said and done, deleted mails could still make an appearance if misconfigured.

[VillaSampaguita]

Absolutely my e-mail client is configured for POP3

[TrustFire]

Absolutely my e-mail client is configured for POP3

You can post a screenshot of your Incoming tab if you wish (Settings >>----> Accounts >>----> Incoming >>----> Advanced) — ensure that you obfuscate/delete the part of your email ID before the @ symbol.

As mentioned on my previous post, there are other factors apart from POP3:—

• Things get further complicated when using Gmail — all said and done, deleted mails could still make an appearance if misconfigured.

[VillaSampaguita]

When I check settings / accounts / incoming i see that the "store cached mails" box is checked. Could this be the culprit?

[TrustFire]

Still waiting for your screenshot.

[VillaSampaguita]

OK here are screenshots for two accounts, one gmail, one my own server.

[TrustFire]

First, login to your Gmail account to make all the changes as per the following illustration:—

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Then, use the following POP3 configuration on MailWasher for Gmail — works best for me in terms of speed and accuracy:—

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