Deleted email from the server

I know about downloading and removing email from the server by using the "Remove copy from server after retrieving a message" option in the Account preferences tab but I want to keep all of my messages on the server for a few weeks but want to delete spam from the server immediatly. does someone have a script or is there a setting that i'm missing.
Thanks
Bill

Please see the following link. Answer is at the bottom. Ray Tollett
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5292324#5292324

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I thought I was a pretty savvy guy, but apparently not.
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