Automatically purge or move e-mail from an IMAP account

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When using Outlook 2003 with an IMAP account, purging and moving of files
does not happen real-time - meaning, when you delete or move an e-mail, you
get a line through it instead of actually seeing it disappear to the trash or
getting moved to the folder you indicated! Instead you must manually Purge
each folder individually from the main menu. It's terribly cumbersome,
creates clutter and confusion, and I believe this is why so many users are
seeking or using other e-mail clients. Please let me know if I'm mistaken and
there's a better way of going about this.

(Oh, and I'm also getting "Your IMAP server has closed the connection"
messages every 5 minutes or so. Any idea on how to fix that?)


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[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook 2007 will have an option to purge the folder of items marked for deletion when the user switches folders.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Outlook 2007 will have an option to purge deleted items on folderchange.

As for your issue; if you have a virus scanner that integrates with Outlook
disable this integration and try again.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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When using Outlook 2003 with an IMAP account, purging and moving of files
does not happen real-time - meaning, when you delete or move an e-mail, you
get a line through it instead of actually seeing it disappear to the trash
or
getting moved to the folder you indicated! Instead you must manually Purge
each folder individually from the main menu. It's terribly cumbersome,
creates clutter and confusion, and I believe this is why so many users are
seeking or using other e-mail clients. Please let me know if I'm mistaken
and
there's a better way of going about this.

(Oh, and I'm also getting "Your IMAP server has closed the connection"
messages every 5 minutes or so. Any idea on how to fix that?)