Ric wrote:

Then when I empty the
junk folder into deleted items, all the bold unread messages are in
the bin, annoying me more and not distinguishing themselves from
genuinely useful unread items that might also be in the bin.

First, emptying the Junk E-mail folder (i.e., right-clickEmpty Junk E-mail)
does not move anything to the Deleted Items bin. Emptying the Junk E-mail
folder is a permanent delete for the items in it. Secind, by definition
there should be nothing "useful" in the Deleted Items folder, just like
there's nothing useful in the wastebasket in your bathroom or kitchen, since
you don't put anything in a wastebasket that you want to keep.
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Brian Tillman