IMAP auto deleting trash

i'm having a nightmare with a new IMAP account, and need some help !
i've recently switched from POP to IMAP on my main email address in apple mail 3.6. to do this i disabled the POP a/c, created a new IMAP a/c and then copied over the messages from the old POP to new IMAP. then i applied the "use this mailbox as" instruction to synchronise the correct mailboxes with the server and webmail.
everything's working fine except the TRASH.
i have the mailbox behavours for the IMAP account set as follows :-
DRAFTS store on server
NOTES store in inbox
SENT store on server, delete never
JUNK store on server, delete when one week old
TRASH move deleted messages to trash, store on server, permanent erase never
i like to keep my trashed messages for at least a year so i can refer to them if necessary.
despite the preference setting above, TRASH is automatically deleting messages when they are over a week old. they are being deleted both in mail and on webmail. (fortunately i have the 5000 erased messages on time machine so i can restore them when i get this sorted.)
i've tried everything i know to try and fix it. i deleted the new IMAP account and started a new one but they're still being erased. i've tried switching "use this mailbox for" between the TRASH folder under MAILBOXES, and the one under the new IMAP account sub heading. no matter which one is under MAILBOXES, that's the one where the messages are deleted after one week.
the TRASH which is under the MAILBOXES sub heading is the one that syncs with the server and webmail.
there is no IMAP path prefix in the account prefs.
UK2 is my webhost and email account provider. there is no way to access any erase preferences in webmail & UK2 support says that mailbox accounts do not have an auto erase feature. messages stay on the server until the user removes them.
i would appreciate any suggestions as to how i can fix this. other IMAP accounts are working ok, and ive had a previous UK2 IMAP account that was ok too.
thanks very much.

after much badgering, my service provider (UK2) has finally admitted that their server is set to delete messages in the trash folder after seven days. so the problem wasn't mine afterall.
it's a shame they couldn't have told me this in the first place.

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