Why can't we schedule rules?!

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cjs226

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
Email Client: Exchange

I'm wanting automate moving email older than X in my ExchangeServer/Deleted Items to FoldersOnMyComputer/Deleted Items. I'm assuming this can be done via applescript, but 1) can't find an existing script to do it and 2) have no experience with applescript to do it myself. Also, I want to ensure the links to the emails are preserved (links to Tasks, etc.).

Is this possible? If so, please point me in the right direction.

Thanks, Clif
 
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Diane Ross

I'm wanting automate moving email older than X in my ExchangeServer/Deleted
Items to FoldersOnMyComputer/Deleted Items.
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Why move them to Deleted Items folder? Why not just delete them?
I'm assuming this can be done via
applescript, but 1) can't find an existing script to do it and 2) have no
experience with applescript to do it myself. Also, I want to ensure the links
to the emails are preserved (links to Tasks, etc.).

Is this possible? If so, please point me in the right direction.
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AutoArchive Exchange Account to "On My Computer"

Move all e-mail older than 60 days from your Exchange account folders to
archive folders within the "On My Computer" folder tree.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/exchange/autoarchive.html>
 
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cjs226

Why move them to Deleted Items folder? Why not just delete them?

Because what was unimportant today can become important or at least background info a month from now.
AutoArchive Exchange Account to "On My Computer"

Move all e-mail older than 60 days from your Exchange account folders to
archive folders within the "On My Computer" folder tree.
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Unfortunately this doesn't work for Leopard, which I'm running.
 
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Diane Ross

Because what was unimportant today can become important or at least background
info a month from now.
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IMHO, storing mail in the Deleted Items folder is not good practice. Why not
create a folder for mail to check? It's too easy to accidentally remove mail
in Deleted Items folder.
Unfortunately this doesn't work for Leopard, which I'm running.
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There was a link to another program that does the same thing if you can't
wait for the free one to be updated.
 
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cjs226

IMHO, storing mail in the Deleted Items folder is not good practice. Why not
create a folder for mail to check? It's too easy to accidentally remove mail
in Deleted Items folder.
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Understand/Agree. I'm now wanting to move/copy to a hierarchy specific to the originating account such as Folders on My Computer/CompanyName/Deleted Items.
There was a link to another program that does the same thing if you can't
wait for the free one to be updated.
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Yes, I checked out EEAO before, but it moves ALL mail, not just specified folders. Again, Entourage has the flexibility of Rules that do everything I want, I simply need the ability to schedule them.
 
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Diane Ross

Yes, I checked out EEAO before, but it moves ALL mail, not just specified
folders. Again, Entourage has the flexibility of Rules that do everything I
want, I simply need the ability to schedule them.
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But Rules do not run on schedules. I supposed until a scripter comes up with
a solution where you can specify which folder, the you could set a Task to
remind you to run a rule manually.

Folder is (select folder on exchange)

Move messages (select folder "On My Computer")

Maybe it's my anal tendencies, but if mail goes to Deleted Items folder then
I'm through with it. I delete once a week in case there is a thread that I
get interested in later and want to see the first messages.

If it's in my Junk Mail Folder, then I check it daily and nuke all junk. I
get a few good emails in junk because I do support, but I keep a good
Address Book so 99.9% of everything in junk is junk.

If there is mail you want to consider for later, perhaps you can use
features like this:

Entourage 2008, Use the new Flag to dos and set a time. To view all use a
custom view.

Set a Category "later" and use a custom view to view this category.
 
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cjs226

I submitted feedback to Microsoft for the ability to run rules on schedules. Until then, I guess it's time to learn some applescript.

Thanks for the info, Clif
 
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