I have an cyrus-imapd-3.0.17 installation and i am clearly missing something important with respect to purging out old message traffic. would like to have my error pointed out. This is what ps reveals: cyrus 34453 0.0 0.0 29540 7104 - SsJ Wed08 0:20.23 /usr/local/cyrus/libexec/master -d In cyrus.conf I have the following: SERVICES { # add or remove services based on preferences imap cmd="imapd" listen="imap" prefork=0 imaps cmd="imapd -s" listen="imaps" prefork=0 # at least one LMTP is required for delivery lmtp cmd="lmtpd -a" listen="localhost:lmtp" proto=tcp4 lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/imap/socket/lmtp" prefork=0 } EVENTS { # this is required checkpoint cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -c" period=30 . . . flushDel cmd="ipurge -X -d 1100 -f user/*/delivery" at=0414 . . . This does not have any effect however, To give an example: find /var/spool/imap/l/user/luserl/delivery/forwarding -name "*\." -maxdepth 1 -mtime +35 -type f | wc -l 9219 What error am I committing? Thanks, -- *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail Unencrypted messages have no legal claim to privacy Do NOT directly open attachments nor follow links sent by e-Mail James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3 ------------------------------------------ Cyrus: Info Permalink: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/T57c9166b13a97dc6-Mc63acf8a18c076d44984b818 Delivery options: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/subscription