On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 12:48:58PM -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote: > I have a bunch of users that keep messages on the server, but the client > won't delete the messages automatically. Cucipop will delete the message if > it's older than a certain date, but only if the client tries to _retr_ it > when it's old enough. Since it does a uidl and knows it doesn't need to get > that message again it won't and I get mail that is several months old on my > server. > > I can have cucipop change the uidl once the message gets old enough, but > then the client receives old mail, and people getting 200+ messages that > they've already read doesn't go over very will with them... > > mutt -e "push..." will be a lifesaver. :) > > Does anyone see anything I haven't thought of already? Oh, yes I know > outlook will delete messages on the server "older than..." but I don't want > to have to depend on the client being configured correctly, and most don't > use outlook thankfully. > Crap, after mutt deletes the files, the uidl changes and the clients don't deal with this, and download the messages again. :(
Is there anything I can do besides setting a policy that no messages are stored on the server after a "retr" pop3 command, and if they want to get messages from home it'll have to be with a seperate account? Mike
