RE: [cobalt-users] RAQ3 3500 emails on admin account

["Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Running a Raq3 with Catalog in Oklahoma.
>
> I have cumulated 3500 emails on my admin account, for different
> reasons.
Ouch!! you don't forward admin's mail to another account?? Oh well, maybe in
the future :-)

> I can't download them, being on a satellite connection with internet
> (it will cost me a fortune) and in the same time I don't need all these
> emails, being mainly automatic systems informations.
Have you read 'em??? (any of 'em?)

> So my question is :
>
> 1 - where are stored all these emails ?
They *should be* in /home/sites/home/users/admin/mail
Ummm.....Professional full time hosting guru's please confirm this. My RAQ's
and Qube's aren't running any virtual sites at the moment.


> 2 - how can I delete them without risking to screw up my system ?
Easy. ssh into your box (you DO use ssh and not telnet...right?) login as
admin, cd to your maildir and rm your INBOX.
Next time there is a mail delivery, your INBOX will be automagically
recreated.
As stated above:
I would also set up a forwarding for all admin email to go to some account
you have regular access to, thus ensuring this scenario doesn't come back to
haunt you. If you have a local POP3 account in your neighborhood this
address would do nicely.

HTH
Groetjes,
-Colin
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Colin J. Raven