Not sure about option 2 or 3, But you can certainly archive mails depending on the date. There is a feature called
AutoArchive for that.
For Outlook 2010:
Click the File tab, and then click the Options tab on the File menu.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click AutoArchive Settings.For Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003: On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Other tab. Click AutoArchive. Then to set folder specific settings, Right-click the folder that you want to AutoArchive, and then click Properties. Click the AutoArchive tab. |