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<dt><strong>Envariable
</strong></dt>
<code>M2H_EXPIREDATE=
</code><var>date
</var>
<dt><strong>Element
</strong></dt>
<code><EXPIREDATE
><br></code>
<code></EXPIREDATE
><br></code>
<dt><strong>Command-line Option
</strong></dt>
<code>-expiredate
</code><var>date
</var>
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<p>If defined, EXPIREDATE sets the expiration date for messages
in an archive. During an archive update, any messages with
dates less than the EXPIREDATE are automatically removed. If
a message to be added is older than EXPIREDATE, it is not added.
<p>The syntax for EXPIREDATE is as follows:
<p><var>DD
</var><tt> </tt><var>Mon
</var><tt> </tt><var>YY
</var><tt> </tt><var>HH
</var><tt>:
</tt><var>MM
</var><tt>:
</tt><var>SS
</var><tt> </tt><var>Zone
</var>
<p>24 hour time must be used.
The timezone is optional. If non-existent, the local zone is used.
If a symbolic timezone is used (eg:
"EST"), make sure it is defined
<a href=
"timezones.html">TIMEZONES
</a> resource.
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<h2>Resource Variables
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<p>EXPIREDATE is useful if you want to insure messages older
than a specified date do not get archived. For example, if
you want to make sure that no message before
1997 is added, then
define EXPIREDATE as follows:
<b><ExpireDate
></b>
<b></ExpireDate
></b>
<p>However, this specifies local time. It is possible that some
message can get excluded that have a
1997 date (depending on
what timezone you are in). The following
<b><ExpireDate
></b>
1 Jan
1997 00:
00:
00 +
0000
<b></ExpireDate
></b>
<b><ExpireDate
></b>
<b></ExpireDate
></b>
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