Here is the snippet we use to read the last login and and populate 
a database.  One of these days I am going to clean some of this 
up so other people can use it.  But for now - if you write a program 
to scan the registry you can do it pretty easily.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\"+
alltrim(domains.domain)+"\Users\"+alltrim(lcUser)+"\","LastLogin")

If they are x number days out we then send a warning email to their 
alternative and local email (in case they use pop3) and then when 
we scan thru the next week, if they are still gone - if they are not 
using pop3 during the week - kill the account, if they are using 
pop3 give them one more chance and a very stern warning.  After 
30 days we delete the directories - this gives them the chance to 
reclaim their accounts.

We have instituted a $5 reactivation fee for any email we close.  No 
one seems to mind and it has become a fairly steady source of 
beer money.

Chet

From:                   "Shad Pulley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:                     <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject:                [imail] Deleting old users...
Date sent:              Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:44:31 -0700
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> Is there a way of going through and finding users that have not logged
> in in say the last 6 months?  Also, is there a command line utility to
> delete orphaned accounts so I can schedule it once a week?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Shad Pulley
> Senior Systems Engineer
> Ikano Communications
> (801) 415-8023 Ph & Fax
> 
> 


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