Subject: Lost messages in sent-mal folder (unix) (3.95)

From: Aleksandar Jeremic <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 16:48:23 -0600 (CST)

Hello,

Is anyone aware of the possible limitations on the size of the folders in
pine (I am not referring to hard disk quota etc)? Namely, I noticed that
messages are occasionally deleted from the saved-messages folder,
especially after I save large files. For example, the last time it
happened, the size of the sent-mail folder was approx. 4427078 and number
of files was over 2000.

Thanks,

Aleksandar Jeremic

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From: David L Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 11:23:06 -0800 (PST)

> happened, the size of the sent-mail folder was approx. 4427078 and number

Pine doesn't enforce any limits on folder size.  It certainly wouldn't
enforce it by arbitrarily deleting old messages.  However, I have
heard from system administrators who were at least investigating
external programs that would periodically scan folders for old
messages and prune them.  I think if a sysadmin did that to me I would
start searching my addressbook for someone named "Guido", but ...

Check with your local support group for further clues...

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From: "Robin S. Socha" <[email-masked]>
Date: 30 Dec 1997 20:58:03 +0100

> Regarding Re: Lost messages in sent-mal folder (unix) (3.95); David
> L Miller <[email-masked]> adds: 

DLM> However, I have heard from system administrators who were at
DLM> least investigating external programs that would periodically
DLM> scan folders for old messages and prune them.  I think if a
DLM> sysadmin did that to me I would start searching my addressbook
DLM> for someone named "Guido", but ...
			^^^^^
Could you elaborate on that, please?

TIA,
Robin

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From: Edward M Greshko <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 06:15:26 +0800 (GMT)

> Could you elaborate on that, please?

"Guido" = Hit man from the Italian Mafia.  

In Japanese that would translate to:

"Ohta-san" = Yakuza Hit Man.

Regards,
Ed

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