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    From Martin Foster@2:280/464.27 to Tim Schattkowsky on Mon Jan 24 11:47:10 2022
    Hello Tim!

    I have just one area(Reports) configured for automatic maintenance but as yet, I haven't managed to get anything to work.

    I have messages in there which go back 81 days and I have the area configured to delete messages which are older than 30 days. Nothing ever gets deleted ???

    Regards,
    Martin

    --- WinPoint 394.0
    * Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:280/464.27)
  • From Tim Schattkowsky@2:240/1120.29 to Martin Foster on Mon Jan 24 19:53:37 2022
    //Hello Martin,//

    on *24.01.2022* at *11:47:10* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*
    to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Struggling with message area maintenance"*.

    Hello Tim!

    I have just one area(Reports) configured for automatic maintenance but as yet, I haven't managed to get anything to work.

    I have messages in there which go back 81 days and I have the area configured to delete messages which are older than 30 days. Nothing ever gets deleted ???

    Checked in automation options that automatic maintennance is enabled? Is IMHO disabled by default to prevent people from accidentally killing their messages.

    Regards,
    Tim
    --- WinPoint 395.1
    * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)
  • From Martin Foster@2:280/464.27 to Tim Schattkowsky on Tue Jan 25 14:16:31 2022
    Hello Tim!

    *** Monday 24.01.22 at 18:53:37, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin Foster:

    I have just one area(Reports) configured for automatic maintenance but
    as yet, I haven't managed to get anything to work.

    I have messages in there which go back 81 days and I have the area
    configured to delete messages which are older than 30 days. Nothing ever
    gets deleted ???

    Checked in automation options that automatic maintennance is enabled?

    Yes and it's enabled.

    After playing about some more, I still can't get it to do anything <shrug>.

    Ah well, there's always the <Delete> key :-))

    Regards,
    Martin

    --- WinPoint 394.0
    * Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:280/464.27)
  • From Tim Schattkowsky@2:240/1120.29 to Martin Foster on Tue Jan 25 19:07:26 2022
    //Hello Martin,//

    on *25.01.22* at *14:16:31* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*
    to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Struggling with message area maintenance"*.

    Hello Tim!

    *** Monday 24.01.22 at 18:53:37, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin Foster:

    I have just one area(Reports) configured for automatic maintenance but
    as yet, I haven't managed to get anything to work.

    I have messages in there which go back 81 days and I have the area
    configured to delete messages which are older than 30 days. Nothing
    ever gets deleted ???

    Checked in automation options that automatic maintennance is enabled?

    Yes and it's enabled.

    After playing about some more, I still can't get it to do anything <shrug>.

    Did you also check the maintenance filter? By default, only read messages that are not adressed to you or written by you (both blue in the list) can be deleted according to the filter.

    Regards,
    Tim
    --- WinPoint 395.1
    * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)
  • From Martin Foster@2:280/464.27 to Tim Schattkowsky on Wed Jan 26 13:48:01 2022
    Hello Tim!

    *** Tuesday 25.01.22 at 18:07:26, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin Foster:

    I have just one area(Reports) configured for automatic maintenance but
    as yet, I haven't managed to get anything to work.

    I have messages in there which go back 81 days and I have the area
    configured to delete messages which are older than 30 days. Nothing
    ever gets deleted ???

    Checked in automation options that automatic maintennance is enabled?

    Yes and it's enabled.

    After playing about some more, I still can't get it to do anything
    <shrug>.

    Did you also check the maintenance filter?

    Yes and I still can't get it to do anything :((

    By default, only read messages that are not adressed to you or written by you (both blue in the list) can be deleted according to the filter.

    All messages in the "Reports" folder are addressed to "Sysop", so I guess that's me.

    Regards,
    Martin

    --- WinPoint 394.0
    * Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:280/464.27)
  • From Tim Schattkowsky@2:240/1120.29 to Martin Foster on Wed Jan 26 16:19:43 2022
    //Hello Martin,//

    on *26.01.22* at *13:48:01* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*
    to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Struggling with message area maintenance"*.

    Hello Tim!

    *** Tuesday 25.01.22 at 18:07:26, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin
    Foster:

    I have just one area(Reports) configured for automatic maintenance
    but as yet, I haven't managed to get anything to work.

    I have messages in there which go back 81 days and I have the area
    configured to delete messages which are older than 30 days. Nothing
    ever gets deleted ???

    Checked in automation options that automatic maintennance is enabled?

    Yes and it's enabled.

    After playing about some more, I still can't get it to do anything
    <shrug>.

    Did you also check the maintenance filter?

    Yes and I still can't get it to do anything :((

    Will try myself over the weekend.

    By default, only read messages that are not adressed to you or written
    by you (both blue in the list) can be deleted according to the filter.

    All messages in the "Reports" folder are addressed to "Sysop", so I guess that's me.

    Probably not flaged accordingly, because theyre not blue. Still, should only be a matter of the filter configuration.

    Regards,
    Tim
    --- WinPoint 395.1
    * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)
  • From Tim Schattkowsky@2:240/1120.29 to Martin Foster on Wed Jan 26 17:30:40 2022
    //Hello Martin,//

    on *26.01.22* at *13:48:01* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*
    to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Struggling with message area maintenance"*.

    Hello Tim!

    *** Tuesday 25.01.22 at 18:07:26, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin
    Foster:

    I have just one area(Reports) configured for automatic maintenance
    but as yet, I haven't managed to get anything to work.

    I have messages in there which go back 81 days and I have the area
    configured to delete messages which are older than 30 days. Nothing
    ever gets deleted ???

    Checked in automation options that automatic maintennance is enabled?

    Yes and it's enabled.

    After playing about some more, I still can't get it to do anything
    <shrug>.

    Just tested here. Works when manually apllied (from area context menu), but does not reload the area, which may result in error messages if messages have been deleted (happened here). Does however not work here automatically neither at start nor end. Will check that.

    Regards,
    Tim
    --- WinPoint 395.1
    * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)
  • From Tim Schattkowsky@2:240/1120.29 to Martin Foster on Thu Jan 27 20:44:19 2022
    //Hello Martin,//

    on *26.01.22* at *13:48:01* You wrote in rea *WINPOINT*
    to *Tim Schattkowsky* about *"Struggling with message area maintenance"*.

    Yes and I still can't get it to do anything :((

    Turned out I long time ago disabled the automatic maintennance internally to avoid a bug which has been fixed already ... but I simply forgot to reenable it ...

    Regards,
    Tim
    --- WinPoint 396.1
    * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)