Way to save Sent mail locally using IMAP?

I have my Mail accounts setup using IMAP and a my Sent messages are set to be deleted off the server every week so I don't exceed storage limits (I have a lot of mail with attachments). I have selected "keep copies of all messages for offline viewing" in the Mail preferences but after the week, the Sent mail is gone from both the server and my local computer. Is there a way I can ensure the sent messages are never deleted locally? I guess this would apply to my inboxes too.

you can create a local mailbox in "on my mac" section and move or copy your sent messages there after 6 days. same with the inbox. with a little work you can automate this procedure so you don't have to do it by hand. the easiest for the inbox is to make a rule that copies all incoming messages to a local mailbox as soon as they arrive. built-in Mail rules only work with incoming messages though. to deal with Sent messages you can use Mail Acton
http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html
it lets you create mail rules for sent messages.
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