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Title: Outlook Junk E-mail Folder, Remove Permanently (solved with workaround)
Post by: hiiq on February 13, 2008, 08:38:59 AM

Hi

When using Outlook Email client it provides a Junk E-mail Folder in each user account.
I just wish to use the SME .junkmail folder provided by the server
Having two folders (.junkmail and Junk -E mail) is confusing for the users.
I am using IMAP Mail accounts on my clients

Question: Is it possible to completely remove this Outlook Junk E-mail folder?
I know it is possible to prevent it being used under -Tools -Options -Preferences -Junk Email but I want to completely remove it.

Thanks Craig

Title: Re: Outlook Junk E-mail Folder, Remove Permanently
Post by: Stefano on February 13, 2008, 08:59:10 AM

IMO this is an outlook issue, not a sme's one..

ciao
Stefano

Title: Re: Outlook Junk E-mail Folder, Remove Permanently
Post by: jonic on February 14, 2008, 09:13:36 PM

Quote from: nenonano on February 13, 2008, 08:59:10 AM

IMO this is an outlook issue, not a sme's one..

Well, the OP posted in the General Discussion forum which is not SME related only.

I'm also interested if someone knows the answer to this.

Title: Re: Outlook Junk E-mail Folder, Remove Permanently
Post by: hiiq on February 15, 2008, 04:31:07 PM

I have spent may hours trying to find out if it can be . It looks like it can't.

But if any one has a fix that would be great.

Thanks

Title: Re: Outlook Junk E-mail Folder, Remove Permanently
Post by: cactus on February 15, 2008, 11:48:39 PM

Quote from: hiiq on February 15, 2008, 04:31:07 PM

I have spent may hours trying to find out if it can be . It looks like it can't.

But if any one has a fix that would be great.

Thanks

I have not found a way to change the junkmail folder, but I symlinked one to the other so they each contain the same, this way it does not matter to which one you drag this. I have only tested this with Thunderbird, I do not know if this method is successful with other mail clients.

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[root@homer Maildir]# ll .INBOX.junkmail
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 10 Nov 27  2006 .INBOX.junkmail -> .junkmail/
If you are using a IMAP server you can perhaps cancel subscription to one after synlinking them, which leaves you with only one junkmail folder in the mail client.

Title: Re: Outlook Junk E-mail Folder, Remove Permanently
Post by: hiiq on February 17, 2008, 10:17:31 AM

Thanks cactus

This works great. Sometimes the simple things.

I tried it on outlook 2003 on multiple computers with the same user account. works fine
tried it on windows mail. works fine.
tried on outlook express. works fine
Outlook 2007 ?

Tested spam still goes to the symbolic linked dir. works fine.

 :-P :lol: :-P