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Removing Old E-mail from /var/mail
- Thread starter dmaranan
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Good question!
I sometimes use:
# mailx
? delete [msglist]
where msglist can be:
. name of a user (ex. delete user1)
. msg number1[-number2] (ex. delete 12, or delete 12-15)
. /string (in subject) = (ex. delete /blabla)
. :type (d(eleted), n(ew), o(ld), r(ead), u(nread)) = (ex. delete
)
1) Check before with
? header [msglist]
2) notice msg number range(s) that you want to delete
3) use delete <number-range>
Regards,
Jacques
I sometimes use:
# mailx
? delete [msglist]
where msglist can be:
. name of a user (ex. delete user1)
. msg number1[-number2] (ex. delete 12, or delete 12-15)
. /string (in subject) = (ex. delete /blabla)
. :type (d(eleted), n(ew), o(ld), r(ead), u(nread)) = (ex. delete
)1) Check before with
? header [msglist]
2) notice msg number range(s) that you want to delete
3) use delete <number-range>
Regards,
Jacques
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