nextcloud / nextcloud/mail

Support email expiration date

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

As a Nextcloud Mail user I want to have the option to have emails automatically deleted past their "expiration date". This is an initiative documented at https://www.zerocarbon.email/argumentation/. When senders take part of the initiative they send a simple header with a date.

Describe the solution you'd like

Offer an opt-in to value the header and have the emails automatically deleted. For best control I would like to have the option to stop the expiry of a specific email.

Describe alternatives you've considered

N/a

Additional context

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the issue requirements and the linked zerocarbon.email initiative, then trace how Nextcloud Mail receives, displays, and deletes messages. Define how the expiration-date header, opt-in setting, and per-email exception should work; done means expired messages are removed only when opted in and individual exclusions are respected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
backend, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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