Dan Jacobson <jida...@jidanni.org> wrote: > X-Debbugs-Cc: charlesc-getmail-b...@pyropus.ca > Package: getmail4 > Version: 4.53.0-1 > Severity: wishlist > > The only place oldmail files are mentioned is > file:///usr/share/doc/getmail4/faq.html#faq-about-upgrade > > Please add another FAQ: "Do the oldmail files just grow and grow? When can I > safely trim/remove them?"
I've added such a FAQ to online docs on my website. It will be included in the docs in the next release of getmail. In short: no, you can never safely trim them. You can remove them only if you never want to retrieve mail from the corresponding POP/IMAP account or folder again. The files are absolutely tiny by any modern standard, so there will never, ever be a need to "trim" them. Charles -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Charles Cazabon <charl...@pyropus.ca> Software, consulting, and services available at http://pyropus.ca/ ------------------------------------------------------------------
