Delete multiple emails from email server (pop)

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I have to delete emails that are older than six months and bigger than 1mb from multiple accounts, and my email webclient doesn't allow me to filter by those at the same time, so I'm looking for a way or tool to do it.

I tried adding the accounts to thunderbird (latest build), and use custom filters, but when I try to run the filter, thunderbird doesn't delete those emails from the server.

Any suggestions?

Genaro Minjares

Posted 2015-01-23T18:45:15.527

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Answers

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Set up the account as IMAP then sort the emails by date and size. You can then easily delete the messages that fit your criteria.

pooter03

Posted 2015-01-23T18:45:15.527

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On thunderbird? – Genaro Minjares – 2015-01-23T20:02:09.787

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Yessir. Below are links on how to setup Thunderbird on IMAP and sort by message size.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/imap-synchronization
and
https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/NETADMINWIKI/Sorting+email+by+message+size,+Thunderbird (older link)

– pooter03 – 2015-01-23T20:11:37.083

Agree, third party email client is the way to do what you want. – Moab – 2015-01-24T15:16:12.040

Didn´t work. I can short the emails in any way. The problem is that thunderbird only delete the emails from the local hd, but they still on the server. – Genaro Minjares – 2015-03-11T16:35:58.617

Check your settings per http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_messages_in_IMAP_accounts

– pooter03 – 2015-03-11T16:38:43.197

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