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Re: remove old trash from imap, server side



On 30/12/05, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > I am running courier IMAP using maildirs.  I would like to know what
> > is the best way for removing mail from the trash folder that are older
> > than six months.
>
> Is this for a personal system or an ISP/company/email-host?

personal

> If person system: it's *trash*, don't store old stuff in it!

Well, I prefer to do it anyway, for personal reasons. ;-)

> If business, and you are telling users "Trash older than 180 days
> will be automatically deleted", you should use the IMAP protocol
> to do it.  The mailing list for the imapd that you use would be
> the place to ask the proper way to do it.

I will do that.

--
Take care, eh.
Chris



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