" mac" <macknever@fsmail.net> wrote in message
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> "~ FreeSpirit ~" <spammenot@nospam.net> wrote in message
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>> ## I'm having a problem understanding this "message rules" thing.....
>> Where do I cut and copy them from so the program understands what I want
>> done? I'm not a software writer so don't know how to communicate with OE
>> with these "message rules." Let me read a little more and see how far I
>> get.
>>
>> FS~
>
> Right first message rule to set is this one:
> OE>tools>message rules>news>new.
> Top box:
> Select "where the message was sent more than days ago"
> Second box:
> Delete it.
> Third box:
> Click the blue writing and insert a number - I use 20 days.

## OK, I did this for each News server. So my old sent messages will be
deleted automatically now?

> You will have to apply this rule manually every few days to keep the
> numbers down.
> To do that go to the message rule and select it>apply now>browse>you can
> select any individual folder or the server name>ok>apply now.

## OK.

> When you have done this do a manual compact as described in my message of
> 11.06 GMT.
>
> More on other rules if you need help ask?
> HTH?

## How about having OE delete the message bodies I've read and no longer
want on my PC?

FS~