diff --git a/scripts/mail_cleanup.sh b/scripts/mail_cleanup.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#######
+### cleanup old messages in Junk and Trash mail folders
+###
+### This script is meant to be executed as a CRON job so there is no friendly
+### user output or error trapping. Check logs for errors.
+#######
+
+
+### functions
+
+# bad parameters
+badParam () {
+    if [ "$1" = "empty" ]; then
+        printf "\n'%s' cannot have a NULL (empty) value.\n" "$2"
+        printf "Please use '--help' for assistance.\n\n"
+    elif [ "$1" = "nospecify" ]; then
+        printf "\n'%s' was not specified.\n" "$2"
+        printf "Please use '--help' for assistance.\n\n"
+    fi
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# script help
+scriptHelp () {
+    printf "\n*** Delete old messages in Junk and Trash folders ***\n\n"
+    printf "Usage: ./mail_cleanup.sh --junk-read x --junk-all y --trash z [-p|--path|--mailcow-path path]\n"
+    printf "\n\tWhere:\n"
+    printf "\t\tx: delete READ messages in the JUNK folder older than this many days\n"
+    printf "\t\ty: delete ALL messages in the JUNK folder older than this many days\n"
+    printf "\t\tz: delete ALL messages in the TRASH folder older than this many days\n"
+    printf "\t\tpath: path to your mailcow-dockerized installation\n"
+    printf "\t\t(default: /opt/mailcow-dockerized)\n\n"
+    exit 0
+}
+
+
+### startup parameters
+
+# set defaults
+mailcowPath="/opt/mailcow-dockerized"
+
+# no parameters given, show help
+if [ $# -le 0 ]; then
+    scriptHelp
+fi
+
+# process startup parameters
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        -h|-\?|--help)
+            # display help
+            scriptHelp
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        --junk-read)
+            # expunge READ messages in Junk folder
+            if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+                deleteJunkRead="$2"
+                shift
+            else
+                badParam empty "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        --junk-all)
+            # expunge messages in Junk folder older than...
+            if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+                deleteJunkAll="$2"
+                shift
+            else
+                badParam empty "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        --trash)
+            # expunge messages in Trash folder older than...
+            if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+                deleteTrash="$2"
+                shift
+            else
+                badParam empty "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        -p|--path|--mailcow-path)
+            # path to mailcow directory
+            if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+                mailcowPath="$2"
+                shift
+            else
+                badParam empty "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        *)
+            printf "Unknown option: %s\n" "$1"
+            printf "Use '--help' for valid options\n\n"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+
+### check for missing parameters
+if [ -z "$deleteJunkRead" ]; then
+    badParam nospecify '--junk-read'
+elif [ -z "$deleteJunkAll" ]; then
+    badParam nospecify '--junk-all'
+elif [ -z "$deleteTrash" ]; then
+    badParam nospecify '--trash'
+fi
+
+
+### display parameters being used
+printf "\nUsing parameters:\n"
+printf "delete READ junk messages after %s days\n" "$deleteJunkRead"
+printf "delete ALL junk messages after %s days\n" "$deleteJunkAll"
+printf "delete ALL messages in trash older than %s days\n" "$deleteTrash"
+printf "mailcow path: %s\n\n" "$mailcowPath"
+
+
+### execute doveadm using parameters provided
+if ! cd "$mailcowPath" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf "Can't change to specified mailcow-dockerized directory!\n"
+    printf "\t(%s)\n\n" "$mailcowPath"
+    printf "Exiting. No actions performed.\n\n"
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# clean up read junk mail
+printf "Cleaning up READ junk mail...\n"
+/usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T dovecot-mailcow doveadm expunge -A mailbox 'Junk' SEEN NOT SINCE ${deleteJunkRead}d
+# clean up all junk mail
+printf "Cleaning up OLD junk mail...\n"
+/usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T dovecot-mailcow doveadm expunge -A mailbox 'Junk' SAVEDBEFORE ${deleteJunkAll}d
+# clean up trash
+printf "Cleaning up TRASH...\n"
+/usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T dovecot-mailcow doveadm expunge -A mailbox 'Trash' SAVEDBEFORE ${deleteTrash}d
+
+
+### exit gracefully
+printf "...done\n\n"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/mail_prune.sh b/scripts/mail_prune.sh
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index 0000000..15ef8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/mail_prune.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#######
+### cleanup old messages in ALL mail folders older than x days that are SEEN
+### and UNflagged
+###
+### This script is meant to be executed as a CRON job so there is no friendly
+### user output or error trapping. Check logs for errors.
+#######
+
+
+### functions
+
+# bad parameters
+badParam () {
+    if [ "$1" = "empty" ]; then
+        printf "\n'%s' cannot have a NULL (empty) value.\n" "$2"
+        printf "Please use '--help' for assistance.\n\n"
+    elif [ "$1" = "nospecify" ]; then
+        printf "\n'%s' was not specified.\n" "$2"
+        printf "Please use '--help' for assistance.\n\n"
+    fi
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# script help
+scriptHelp () {
+    printf "\n*** Delete ALL messages older than x days ***\n"
+    printf "*** only READ and UNFLAGGED messages will be removed ***\n\n"
+    printf "Usage: ./mail_prune.sh -d|--days x [-p|--path|--mailcow-path path]\n"
+    printf "\n\tWhere:\n"
+    printf "\t\tx: delete messages (ALL users, ALL folders) older than this many days\n"
+    printf "\t\tpath: path to your mailcow-dockerized installation\n"
+    printf "\t\t(default: /opt/mailcow-dockerized)\n\n"
+    exit 0
+}
+
+
+### startup parameters
+
+# set defaults
+mailcowPath="/opt/mailcow-dockerized"
+
+# no parameters given, show help
+if [ $# -le 0 ]; then
+    scriptHelp
+fi
+
+# process startup parameters
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        -h|-\?|--help)
+            # display help
+            scriptHelp
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        -d|--days)
+            # delete messages older than this many days
+            if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+                deleteOlder="$2"
+                shift
+            else
+                badParam empty "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        -p|--path|--mailcow-path)
+            # path to mailcow directory
+            if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+                mailcowPath="$2"
+                shift
+            else
+                badParam empty "$@"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        *)
+            printf "Unknown option: %s\n" "$1"
+            printf "Use '--help' for valid options\n\n"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+
+### check for missing parameters
+if [ -z "$deleteOlder" ]; then
+    badParam nospecify '--days'
+fi
+
+
+### display parameters being used
+printf "\nUsing parameters:\n"
+printf "delete ALL messages older than %s days\n" "$deleteOlder"
+printf "mailcow path: %s\n\n" "$mailcowPath"
+
+
+### execute doveadm using parameters provided
+if ! cd "$mailcowPath" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf "Can't change to specified mailcow-dockerized directory!\n"
+    printf "\t(%s)\n\n" "$mailcowPath"
+    printf "Exiting. No actions performed.\n\n"
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# delete old messages
+printf "Deleting OLD messages...\n"
+/usr/local/bin/docker-compose exec -T dovecot-mailcow doveadm expunge -A mailbox '*' SEEN UNFLAGGED BEFORE ${deleteOlder}d
+
+
+### exit gracefully
+printf "...done\n\n"
+
+exit 0