Name | Value |
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NAME | XMAUTOPURGE |
MENU TEXT | Automatic Purge of MailMan Messages |
UPPERCASE MENU TEXT | AUTOMATIC PURGE OF MAILMAN MES |
INDEPENDENTLY INVOCABLE | NO |
*RESCHEDULING FREQUENCY | 7D |
*QUEUED TO RUN ON VOLUME SET | TRG |
SCHEDULING RECOMMENDED | YES |
ROUTINE | EN^XMA3 |
DESCRIPTION | This option automatically purges unreferenced MailMan messages, that is, - Server messages - Messages being edited (including aborted edits) - Messages which have been latered Several fields in file 4.3, MAILMAN SITE PARAMETERS, influence the behavior of this option. Here they are, but feel free to look at their Data Dictionary descriptions for more information on them: 4.301 - NO-PURGE DAYS BUFFER - MailMan does not purge any messages created or received in the last few days. You choose how many days. it deletes from file 3.9, MESSAGE, any messages which are not in The default is 2. 142 - NO-PURGE DAYS BUFFER (LOCAL) - MailMan does not purge local messages created in the last few days. You choose how many days. The default is 7. 4.304 - WEEKDAY DAYS TO PURGE - On Saturdays, MailMan goes through the entire MESSAGE file looking for messages to purge. On the other days of the week, however, MailMan has the option of only looking at messages created or received recently. You choose how many days. The anyone's basket. It is strongly recommended that this option be default is to go through the entire MESSAGE file. It is strongly recommended that you set this field to something reasonable, like 30 to 60 days. (But only if you follow the recommendation to schedule this option to run daily. Otherwise leave this field blank.) 4.303 - AUTOMATIC INTEGRITY CHECK - MailMan gives you the option of running the MAILBOX file portion of the integrity checker (option XMUT-CHKFIL) before it actually purges the unreferenced messages. The M xref on file 3.7 is used to determine whether a message is referenced (in someone's basket) or not. If the M xref is messed scheduled to run daily, right after option XMCLEAN. up, then the purge might delete messages it shouldn't, or leave message it should delete. The integrity checker ensures that the M xref is correct. You choose whether to run it or not. The default is to run it. The recommendation is to run it. However, if you find that it is simply taking too long, you may opt not to run it. If you opt not to run it, then it is recommended that you schedule option XMUT-CHKFIL to run monthly, because globals can and do become corrupted. The following messages are considered 'referenced', and will not be purged: - Messages in user baskets - Messages in transit (arriving or being sent) |
CREATOR | ADAM,ADAM |
TYPE | run routine |
TIMESTAMP | 1993-01-19 08:57:19 |
TIMESTAMP OF PRIMARY MENU | 1989-09-19 15:16:26 |