Mail rule switches off / stops working repeatedly

Hi,
I have a simple rule set to move messages with a certain subject directly to the trash folder. After setting it up, it processes as expected but after a while it un-sets the trash folder back to "Choose folder". So it doesn't send the mails to the trash any more.
Any ideas how I could solve that?
Thanks,
Brian

Try this:
http://www.macstories.net/news/configure-an-icloud-email-account-on-snow-leopard /
I'm kinda in the same boat...my iPhone 4s (that is through my work) and my home iMac, iPad are running the latest OS so not an issue...however my MacBook for work (which also has my iTunes library on it) is still running Snow Leopard.
The fix about did the trick...and it's still loading them all, but it looks like it's bringing in all my stored emails that i'd been using since I created my .Mac account years and years ago.
Hope it helps!
Joshua

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