Re: [Evolution] how do I empty a junk folder?

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 11:58 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 06:42 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 09:54 +0200, Andre Klapper wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 22:35 -0700, John Metzer wrote:
> > > > Sorry for such an elementary question but how do you empty a Junk
> > > > folder?  I tried Expunge and that did not work.  I have 30k emails in
> > > > my junk folder.
> > > Delete them first, like in any "normal" folder.
> > If your Junk folder is on a Cyrus IMAP server you can set the "expire"
> > metadata attribute on the folder and the ipurge utility will
> > automatically remove messages older than the specified number of days.
> > Very nice for SPAM / Junk folders, user's don't need to manage them.
> Surely the "Junk" folder in Evo2 is a virtual folder containing those
> emails marked as junk in the Inbox (? + others?).  As such it doesn't
> exist as a real folder on the IMAP server so can't be controlled in such
> a way.

Possibly, just figured it was worth pointing out.  These features are
frequently overlooked.

> There is obviously the discussion as to whether this is the "correct"
> way to approach the Junk & Deleted mails (but not here), but in Evo
> 2.24.1.1 that the OP is using, that is how it's done.

On my version under Preferences / Mail Preferences /Junk [Tab] there is
a "Delete junk messages on exit" option.

> As others have said, go into the Junk folder, select all mail (Ctrl-A),
> press delete.  Now you need to either Expunge the Inbox (NOT the Junk
> folder - it's a virtual one remember) or do File -> Empty Wastebasket.