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

["Charlie H." <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> Running a Raq3 with Catalog in Oklahoma.
>
> I have cumulated 3500 emails on my admin account, for different
> reasons.
> 1 - where are stored all these emails ?

the mail is located in '/home/spool/mail/'

> 2 - how can I delete them without risking to screw up my system ?
>

login to the box via telnet or ssh, 'su' to root and use the following
command:
perl -e 'truncate "/home/spool/mail/username", 0'
**Please note that username should be changed to the account you wish to
reduce all the mail down to 0 bytes.

Best Wishes,
Charlie