Deleting Old Messages (immsgexp.exe)
Immsgexp.exe is a utility that deletes messages older than a specified number of days.
Basic Command Syntax
immsgexp -t startdirectory -d #of_days_to_save
Any mailbox found beneath startdirectory will be scanned and any message older than #of_days_to_save will be deleted. A log of exYYMMDD.log (or exYYMMDD.### if .log already exists) will be created and log which directories/mailboxes were scanned, how many messages were deleted, and the amount of disk space saved (by file and directory).
Example
immsgexp -tC:\[IMail Top Level Directory] -d60
| Command Option |
Function |
| -t |
The directory that contains the mailboxes from which messages will be deleted. |
| -d |
The number of days that a message will remain on the server before it is deleted. |
| -m |
The name of the mailbox from which messages will be deleted. If this parameter is omitted, messages are deleted from all mailboxes. |
