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Old 11-09-2004, 08:15 AM   #1
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auto delete old mails in sendmail - Pls Help


I have 250 email users, I am using sendmail. Is there any script which i can run from time to time to delete the users mails with a set period of time. Please help.
 
Old 11-09-2004, 11:12 AM   #2
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You would have to go through each Mailbox or Maildir on the system and delete the appropriate emails in there.
 
Old 11-09-2004, 10:51 PM   #3
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I am doing it like that now, but is there any easy way to do this, like a tool which will delete old mails automatically.
 
Old 11-10-2004, 11:21 AM   #4
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I do not know of one, but if I were you, I would just implement quotas on each users home directory. Why delete emails when you can just limit the space?
 
  


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