I’ve always had a huge problem with sorting through my mail, mostly because I have about 15 different email accounts that need to be properly balanced for the company I work for.
Here’s some other great resources when working with the new Apple Mail 4.3 mail client:
Recommended IMAP client settings for using Gmail (or a Google Account) with Apple Mail found on Google.com’s Help Page
From the Mail menu, click Preferences > Accounts > Mailbox Behaviors
Drafts:
Store draft messages on the server >
do NOT checkSent:
Store sent messages on the server > do NOT checkJunk:
Store junk messages on the server > checked
Delete junk messages when > NeverTrash:
Move deleted messages to the Trash mailbox > do NOT check
Store deleted messages on the server > do NOT check