ml>RN> You've never heard of D'Bridge?
 RN>  
ml> i wasn't aware that it purged by DATE when tossing new messages... if it
ml> does, it is the only one that i've ever heard of doing such... all the
ml> others that i'm aware of only purge by number DURING tossing...
 RN>  
 RN> You're given the option of purging messages by date or number of
 RN> messages.

yes, that is common in all message maint tools...

 RN> I like to do them by date, with a couple of areas not of
 RN> interest to me being purged daily and the rest every three days, as
 RN> I explained before.

right... i do the same except that i have chosen 730 days as the criteria
in most of my areas... some have 0 for their parameter which means they
never get purged...

 RN> If memory serves, there is a setting in D'Bridge that will allow 
 RN> the tossing and purging to occur whenever mail is received.  I'll 
 RN> get back to you on that.  

several mail tossing packages do have such a setting but i've never been
aware of it working on areas maintained by date... what would be the
reason? the first toss of the day would purge the old messages and then it
would very possibly be a wasted process for the rest of the day...

)\/(ark