| DESCRIPTION | You must hold the XMMGR and XMSTAR keys to run this option. XMPURGE-BY-DATE will delete *all* messages originating before a cutoffdate. It will delete those messages from users' mailboxes, and then deletethem from the MESSAGE file, along with any responses chained to them. Thisflexible option can be run interactively or scheduled to run on arecurring basis, the cutoff date can be controlled, users may or may notbe sent a warning bulletin to warn them of the purge ahead of time, andthe option may produce a report to show how many messages and responses itdeleted. When the option is run interactively: 1) It asks for the cutoff date. The default is based on the DATE PURGECUTOFF DAYS field (10.03) in the MAILMAN SITE PARAMETERS file (4.3). Ifthat field is null, it defaults to 730 days (2 years) in the past. 2) It asks whether to run the option in Test mode. In Test mode, theoption will not purge any messages, just report how many and which wouldhave been purged. 3) It asks for the output device on which to print the report. The purgeand report can be queued here to run later. 4) If it's queued more than 3 days in the future, the option immediatelybroadcasts the XM DATE PURGE WARNING bulletin to all users to notify themof the upcoming purge and give them a chance to save off old messagesbeforehand. 5) If it's queued less than 3 days in the future, or is not queued, nobulletin is sent. When the option is scheduled: 1) The option runs at the scheduled time, as specified by the QUEUED TORUN AT WHAT TIME field (2) of the OPTION SCHEDULING file (19.2). 2) If the RESCHEDULING FREQUENCY field (6) of file 19.2 is set, the optionis scheduled to run repeatedly. 3) It uses the DATE PURGE CUTOFF DAYS field, or the default of 730 days ifit's empty, to calculate the cutoff date. 4) It does not run in Test mode. 5) If the DATE PURGE GRACE PERIOD field (10.04) of file 4.3 is empty, thepurge runs at the time for which the option is scheduled. 6) Otherwise, at the scheduled time the option only broadcasts the XM DATEPURGE WARNING bulletin to all users and queues a second task to performthe date purge GRACE PERIOD number of days later. 7) If the DEVICE FOR QUEUED JOB OUTPUT field (3) of file 19.2 is empty,the purge runs without printing a report. 8) Otherwise it prints the report on the selected device. *Messages in SHARED,MAIL's mailbox and messages in the POSTMASTER'sremote transmit queues and server baskets (including released patchmessages on FORUM) are exempt from the purge. |