BV> Is it possible for you to set the system to automagically delete any
BV> mail not picked up by a particular node in the last 7 days ?

I don't yet have that technology, although I do plan to implement
something like that in the future.

BV> The reason for my asking is I have so much work on at the moment
BV> that I will not be able to actively participate for a few months.
BV> Rather than drop out altogether, I would like to simply grab some
BV> mail when I have a few minutes to kill or simply need a break. I
BV> have already dropped most of the conferences I was plugged into and
BV> I now only have LOC_SYSOP, LOC_USER, AV_TECH and AUST_TRADING tagged
BV> along with one other. I can browse through these echos easily as the
BV> other one only has one message a week if that. Skimming AUST_TRADING
BV> and only stopping on messages to ALL reduces that one to 5 a day at
BV> most. Skipping over anything to/from Ron T Lewis, Russell Cocker, Ed
BV> Livermore, or Rod Speed, reduces AVT to a few interesting ones and
BV> LOC_USER, LOC_SYSOP aren't heavy areas. IOW, I feel that by doing
BV> this, I could probably get through a weeks mail in 30 minutes and
BV> enjoy it.

Sounds like you should just call in once a week then?

BV> However, if I really don't have the time to call in, I dont want to
BV> get 1 Meg of mail when I do. Have you got any ideas, or would it
BV> just be easier for you if I stopped polling altogether and gave you
BV> a call to re-establish a link when things slow down a bit in a few
BV> months ?

If you get it to call in automatically, it is up to you whether
you read it or not.  You can just delete your messagebase once
a week (automatically) from your end, if that is indeed what you
want to do.  

Basically, I'd suggest call once/week (e.g. on Friday night), and 
just kick it off manually as a background task, but don't bother 
reading it until you have time (10 minutes on Sunday?).  If you 
haven't had time to read your mail by next Friday, just delete
your QWK packet and call again.  It is easiest for me if you just
deselect the echos if you don't actually want them, and select 
them again when you do.  I don't mind keeping 5 meg of mail here
waiting for you though, if that's what you want to do.  BFN.  Paul.
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