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Simplify the deletion of Mail's junk mail
Authored by: robg on Feb 20, '06 08:11:24AM

It does work, but only if you have the Junk mail folder selected. The macro solution works from anywhere :).

-rob.



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But Rob,
Authored by: jecwobble on Feb 20, '06 09:21:20AM

Didn't you say your first step was to 'open the junk folder and scan the subjects?' After you move non-junk mail out of the folder, aren't you still in the junk folder?

I do the CMD+A, but then I just hit the delete key instead of CMD+X (one less key to press).



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But Rob,
Authored by: robg on Feb 20, '06 10:47:37AM

I gave a simplified example :). For instance, there are times when I'll see some junk come in (via the activity monitor), and now I can just use the shortcut to make it vanish, without first changing folders.

-rob.



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But Rob,
Authored by: robg on Feb 20, '06 10:50:02AM

Also, if you use Delete, the Junk moves from the Junk mail folder to the Trash folder. Using the menu command simply erases it all. I probably should have put this in the main hint.

-rob.



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Might seem like a minor issue…
Authored by: jiclark on Feb 20, '06 10:54:22AM

…but your solution moves the selected to the Trash folder. The Erase Junk Mail command does what I want: it erases them, permanently. I really don't want all the Junk to end up filling up my Trash folder, making me have to deal with that more often. Yes, I could set Trash to empty on an automatic schedule, but I'm one of those that likes to have the option of going back and searching Trash for something I may want at a later date.



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