Automatically deleting emails on gmail

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Mooky

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Hi all.I am just wondering if one can create a filter on gmail that automatically deletes emails before you can open them in your in box.I have tried to set up this filter but I am not sure if it works.
Thanks.
 
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Mooky

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BTW ,,,when I say delete ..I mean PERMANENTLY delete - I have noticed that other deleted items end up in a deleted items folder .....so what I want is for the emails to not even show up on the account to start with.
Thanks.
 
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Ugly

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I don't believe so. The best way to prevent those types of problems is simply a new account. Which i get is not always feasible, but if it's that important then it may be your best option. Actually i just found this from the Google support site:
While you can't currently block messages from specific addresses or domains, you can set up a filter to send those unwanted messages directly to Trash.
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So there's your answer. It can't be done.
 
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Mooky

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Thanks , Ugly ..that was very helpful.
 
G4JC

G4JC

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This can be done using Thunderbird (Mozilla Thunderbird) e-mail client.
1) Setup e-mail filters to move whichever items you want to Trash (Tools >> Message Filters)
2) Then right-Click on Trash Folder >> Properties >> "Retention Policy" tab >> Uncheck use my account settings >> Here you will be able to auto-delete anything over 1 message and other settings for mass deletion.

Additionally, you will be using IMAP SSL with GMail via Thunderbird which is debatably more secure, since you won't have to deal with Google Cookies and webbugs that are the result of their insidious online webmail interface.
If you want to go even further, I would recommend using GPG with Engimail thunderbird addon so that google cannot snoop out on your e-mail. The problem is your contacts would need to learn how to use it too and it can be confusing at first.
 
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