[pmmail-list] Manual Filter to Delete old E-mail

[Kenn Yuill]

Hello James,
  In reply to your message, sent to
pmmail-list@blueprintsoftwareworks.com. I wrote:
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On 2003-11-19 at 21:42:45, James Moe stated:

> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:33:31 -0500 (EST), Kenn Yuill wrote:
> 
> >
> >Has anyone devised or discovered a method of deleting week-old or
> >month-old e-mail using a /maintenance-free/ manual filter?
> >
>   I devised the following script to do a similar job, that of deleting files over a 
> certain age (in days) and keeping the quantity below a limit. For you only the aging 
> part is of interest.
>   The day calculation is simple-minded. It does not account for leap years or other 
> long term effects.
>   Change the directory name(s) to suit your needs. Maybe add another sysfiletree() and 
> do-loop to get a list of directories to clean out.
  [Edited]...
> 
> jimoe at sohnen-moe dot com

Thanks very much, Jim [or did I read Moe somewhere?].
My skills in REXX are rudimentary at best, but you contribution will
spurn me to buy a good reference and learn the basics.

Ciao,
      Kenn
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