Mail left in the INBOX, Sent folder, and Trash folder is automatically expired and deleted from the mail.usi.edu server on a set schedule.

mail.usi.edu server email expiration schedule:

• All email messages that are left in a @mail.usi.edu INBOX for longer than 180 days are automatically removed from the myUSI mail server.
• All email messages that are left in a @mail.usi.edu Sent folder for longer than 14 days are automatically removed from the myUSI mail server.
• All email messages that are left in a @mail.usi.edu Trash folder for longer than 3 days are automatically removed from the myUSI mail server.

Mail that is NOT in the INBOX, Sent folder, or Trash folder is not automatically removed.

If you would like to keep email messages longer than than the time periods listed above, you MUST create folders and place the email messages that you would like to save into folders other than the INBOX, Sent folder, or Trash folder.

Mail that is not moved to another folder WILL BE DELETED and purged from the myUSI mail server.

For More Information on Creating Mail Folders and Moving Messages See:

For the myUSI Mail client:
How to make new folders using the myUSI Mail email client.

How to move messages to a folder using the myUSI Mail client.

For the Lite Mail client:
How to make new folders using the Lite Mail email client.

How to move messages to a folder using the Lite Mail client.

If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to myusi@usi.edu.

The myUSI Support Team

First, login to the Lite Mail client using your myUSI username and password.

Once logged in, click on the folder that contains messages you want to move. For this example, we’ll be using the INBOX.

Select the check mark box next to each message that you want to move. You can select any number of messages.

Next, choose the folder that you want to move the selected messages to in the Moved Selected To: drop down box at the top of the message list (i.e. Saved Mail).

The click the Move button.

After the Move button is clicked, the folder view will refresh and the messages that you selected will be gone.

Clicking on the folder that you moved them to in the folder list column on the left will show that the moved messages are indeed in their final destination.

See Also:
How to make new folders using the Lite Mail email client.

First, login to the Lite Mail client using your myUSI username and password.

Once logged in, you’ll be viewing your INBOX (by default). On the main screen click on the Folders link along the top.

You should now be in the the Folders window.

To create a folder, type a name for your new folder in the Create Folder text field (i.e. Saved Mail) and click the Create folder.

Click the refresh folder list link to refresh the folder list in the left hand column.

And that’s it. You now have a new folder.

See Also:
How to move messages to a folder using the Lite Mail client.