purge with dbmail-utils

you still need the purge in the client
purge in outlook express is the same that, for example, the
"bypass trash" 
in squirrelmail

then you have to do the -dy and next -py

maybe Paul will explain this better than i


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Casper Langemeijer" <casperbcx.nl>
To: "DBMail mailinglist" <dbmaildbmail.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Dbmail] purge with dbmail-utils


> That's what I thought...
>
> So what _should_ happen is:
> - delete a message in mail client.
> - run dbmail-util -dy to set a message for deletion.
> - run dbmail-util -py to purge the message marked
deleted.
>
> Pressing the purge button in outlook shouldn't be
necessery then, the
> first unix command -dy should be the equivalant to the
purge button in
> outlook. Am I right here?
>
> That doesn't work in my setup.
> I found out what happened:
> Deleting a message sets deleted_flag to 1 AND _should_
set status to 2.
> (Outlook Express doesn't do this!!)
> dbmail-util -dy sets status to 3 if status = 2
> dbmail-util -py executes a DELETE FROM query
>
> In contrast to outlook express, my webmail client sets
the status to 2
> correctly!
>
> Because Outlook Express doesn't, it messes up the
mailcount that is used
> my webmail client. Because the message has deleted_flag
set to 1 it
> doesn't display the message, but the mailcount
includes deleted
> messages that are not status=2.
>
> What is the story about status and *_flag??
>
> It seems pretty redundant to me...
>
> Grtz, Casper
>
> Op 29/8/2006 schreef "Jorge Bastos"
<mysql.jorgedecimal.pt>:
>
>>No Casper,
>>
>>You just have to run:
>>
>>dbmail-util -dy <= to set delete status for
deleted messages in the imap
>>client
>>(-d        set DELETE status for deleted messages)
>>
>>and next
>>
>>dbmail-util -py <= to purge them for good from
the database
>>(-p        purge messages have the DELETE status
set)
>>
>>
>>so, at least me, in my example, i run a cron script
once a day at night, 3
>>ou 4 AM i don't know with:
>>
>>#!/bin/bash
>>/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-util -d -y
>>/usr/local/sbin/dbmail-util -p -y
>>
>>
>>and that's it
>>
>>Give it a try and tell me something :P
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Casper Langemeijer"
<casperbcx.nl>
>>To: <dbmaildbmail.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:52 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Dbmail] purge with dbmail-utils
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hehehe...
>>>
>>> I'm sorry, my example was wrong, I've always
included the -y switch.
>>> The notice is a good thing anyway 
>>>
>>> Even with the -y switch, it is still not
working like I expected it to
>>> work.
>>>
>>> I just noticed that to fully delete an email
you:
>>> - delete a message in outlook
>>> - press the purge button in outlook
>>> - run dbmail-util -dpy to set a message for
deletion.
>>> - run dbmail-util -dpy to purge the message
marked deleted.
>>>
>>> Is it supposed to work like this?
>>>
>>> Ltrz, Casper
>>>
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