diff --git a/mail/.config/afew/config b/mail/.config/afew/config
index 7e69efc..20bc58d 100644
--- a/mail/.config/afew/config
+++ b/mail/.config/afew/config
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ message = Github message
 folders = colin@unbl.ink/INBOX colin@unbl.ink/Archive colin@unbl.ink/Trash
 
 rename = True
-max_age = 15
+# max_age omitted on purpose: a config max_age (even "0", read as a string) adds a
+# date filter, which would prevent trash/deleted moves on messages older than that
+# age. Default (int 0) means "no age limit": moves always apply.
 
 colin@unbl.ink/INBOX = 'tag:trash':colin@unbl.ink/Trash 'tag:deleted':colin@unbl.ink/Trash 'tag:spam':colin@unbl.ink/Junk 'NOT tag:inbox AND NOT tag:trash AND NOT tag:deleted AND NOT tag:spam':colin@unbl.ink/Archive
 colin@unbl.ink/Archive = 'tag:trash':colin@unbl.ink/Trash 'tag:deleted':colin@unbl.ink/Trash 'tag:inbox AND NOT tag:trash AND NOT tag:deleted':colin@unbl.ink/INBOX
diff --git a/mail/.mbsyncrc b/mail/.mbsyncrc
index ae3921f..18d8d0b 100644
--- a/mail/.mbsyncrc
+++ b/mail/.mbsyncrc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Patterns "INBOX" "Drafts" "Archive" "Sent" "Trash"
 Create Both
 Expunge Both
 SyncState *
-MaxSize 1m
+MaxSize 2m
 
 Group unblink 
 Channel unblink-folders
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Patterns "INBOX" "Drafts" "Sent"
 Create Both
 Expunge Both
 SyncState *
-MaxSize 1m
+MaxSize 2m
 
 Group sdf
 Channel sdf-folders