Identify e-mails to be deleted automatically after being read

[Guest]

Sometimes you read an e-mail, but don't want to delete it instantly because
you want to keep it for a certain amount of time. Microsoft should implement
a control attached to each e-mail so the user can decide to automatically
delete an e-mail after reading it (or possibly after a certain amount of time
has elapsed after being read, for example a week or a month). This would
help eliminate clutter in the inbox without the user having to manually go
back and review all e-mails.

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[Gordon]

Sometimes you read an e-mail, but don't want to delete it instantly
because
you want to keep it for a certain amount of time. Microsoft should
implement
a control attached to each e-mail so the user can decide to automatically
delete an e-mail after reading it (or possibly after a certain amount of
time
has elapsed after being read, for example a week or a month). This would
help eliminate clutter in the inbox without the user having to manually go
back and review all e-mails.

And would you like Microsoft to wipe your bottom for you?

 

[Guest]

My post was intended to be a suggestion to Microsoft. If they feel it
convenient and feasible to implement something similar to what I suggest so
be it. Microsoft works hard to implement features that automate functions.
However, it is a shame that there are people in this community such as
yourself that need to respond in such a vulgar manner. Apparently, you have
nothing important to contribute and have too much time on your hands. Go get
a job!

 

[Brian Tillman]

Sometimes you read an e-mail, but don't want to delete it instantly
because you want to keep it for a certain amount of time. Microsoft
should implement a control attached to each e-mail so the user can
decide to automatically delete an e-mail after reading it (or
possibly after a certain amount of time has elapsed after being read,
for example a week or a month). This would help eliminate clutter in
the inbox without the user having to manually go back and review all
e-mails.

While I see some merit in your suggestion, how would it be significantly
different from clicking Delete when you are done reading and using
AutoArchive to remove older messages?

 

[Guest]

The difference for me is that with an instant delete, the message is erased
(even though I can recover it from my Deleted Messages folder). The Auto
Archive alternative is more of a blanket delete. What I envisioned is a more
individualized option to allow for flexibility. I may want to save some
messages until a certain date or the occurrence of an event. I envisioned an
auto deletion button with drop-down calendar on each e-mail message so that
you can choose to auto delete each message individually on a certain date.