I desperately need an email self-destruct key. You see, I have many emails
which trigger ideas in my head. I want to write about them for example. The
problem is my eyes are bigger than my blogging time allotment which means I
end up with hundreds of emails I want to blog about but don't get around to.
I wish I could tag such emails with a self-destruct flag.
This would be similar to those Mission Impossible movies where the message
blows up -- just a lot cleaner and neater.
The way it works is as follows. I leave the marked message in my inbox and
set my self-destruct timer to a preset number of days. In my case seven
seems like the ideal number. After that time the email gets deleted or moved
to the deleted folder. In addition, a copy gets placed in my self-destruct
folder for later access if needed.
The benefit is my inbox can always be as empty as possible.
I bet there is a way to simulate this concept with flags and rules but I
haven't delved into that pool as of yet.
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Simple rule to move your own emails to deleted and setup to delete anything older than 7 days
Sometimes it's the easiest solution that's best...
Or, create 10 folders and create ten rules. Put *7* or *10* in subject and set rule for subject to move to relevant priority folder
Hope that helps.
Francis
Or you can use the Outlook "expires after" feature. Send the email to yourself with the "expires after" flag set to, say, a week from now. The email will stay in your inbox and magically disappear in seven days.