Automatically mark junk folder as read in Thunderbird using filter

Some free mail providers, such as Yahoo Mail or Google Mail, do an excellent job of filtering spam on the server side. For me, their filters work so good that I don't even need Thunderbird's native junk mail controls, so I have completely switched them off. However, there is a drawback to this. With the native junk filter, you have the option to automatically mark junk as read. If you don't use the native junk filter, there seems to be no option to automatically mark junk as read.

Automatically run filters on all folders in Thunderbird

Thunderbird only automatically runs filters on the inbox folder by default. But there is a little trick which will allow you to automatically run filters on all folders and subfolders, including the junk folder, the spam folder and other folders.

Maximize vertical screen space in Thunderbird

When using a netbook or other small screen device, vertical screen space is precious. Today, I'm going to show how to maximize vertical screen space using Mozilla Thunderbird. And I really mean maximize! Something I love about Mozilla's products is that you can customize about anything with the help of add-ons and CSS files. That means we can remove components which eat up unnecessary screen space.