Hello,
POP users often keep fetched mail on server, by checking for "leave mail
on server" or similar option in their client.
What would be the best way to disallow them using such approach. That
is, what is the best way to force deletion of messages that have been
RETRieved in a POP session at the end of that POP session?
RETRieved messages will be marked as \Seen, but since users might also
use an IMAP client (e.g. webmail), it'll be dangerous to simply delete
all \Seen messages in user's mailbox.
I'm all open for suggestions.
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-- Kirill Miazine <km at krot.org>
Kirill Miazine put forth on 1/9/2010 6:34 PM:> Hello, > > POP users often keep fetched mail on server, by checking for "leave mail > on server" or similar option in their client. > > What would be the best way to disallow them using such approach.Implement storage quotas. I'd make the policy known to your users well in advance of implementing any solution to this "problem" though. Uninformed users are generally upset by unannounced changes being forced upon them. -- Stan
On January 10, 2010 1:34:25 AM +0100 Kirill Miazine <km at krot.org> wrote:> What would be the best way to disallow them using such approach. That > is, what is the best way to force deletion of messages that have been > RETRieved in a POP session at the end of that POP session? > > RETRieved messages will be marked as \Seen, but since users might also > use an IMAP client (e.g. webmail), it'll be dangerous to simply delete > all \Seen messages in user's mailbox.These two statements seem to be in conflict. If your users might also use an IMAP client, why would you delete retrieved messages at all?