>Rod, >I'd point out that the same problem occurs on any platform where email >flows in from the internet be it UNIX, NT or any other. Its a function >of hard drive space. The best thing I've found is incentive-be it >deleteing mail or incentive for picking up mail. Maybe you could create >a login message/user group for people who don't get there mail and >mildly annoy them until they take some initiative. > >rick > >On 4/20/98 3:56 PM, Rod Paine wrote: > >>Dainiel, >> >>>>"The newer versions of Suzie can delete old mail, and OAT provides a >>mailbox cleanup routine also. Would any of these help?"<< >> >>Not really. Much of the time they don't look in their Mailbox, and at >>other times they don't save a copy to their hard drive. It's why I am >>looking for something to call their attention to Mail before they >>log-off... more or less forcing them to take care of it. >> >>-Rod
We have the same problem here at Derby. We tried reminding users through the log in alerts, allstaff e-mails and online help. All to no avail. Eventually the hard drive filled up and drastic measures were required. The only solution we have found _is_ OAT's mailbox cleanup facility. I've set it to delete mail older than 30 days and with an amnesty period of 14 days. The latter creates a folder called 'To be deleted' (or words to that effect). This certainly draws attention to fact that mails will be expunged! This facility works _and_ it makes it the responsibility of the user to read and save mail where necessary. If they don't it's their tough luck.
Russell Pearson Computer Mediated Communications School of Art and Design University of Derby.
e-mail: R.Pearson@art.derby.ac.uk Tel 01332 622222 ext 4080 web http://art.derby.ac.uk/
