I'm not aware of a specific utility. However, on OS/390 you can use the EXPRYINT queue manager attribute to control how often the queue manager automatically scans for expired messages. - Bruce Giordano
Firoz Kotta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: MQSeries List cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: removal of expired messages in 5.3 Monday January 13, 2003 03:58 PM Please respond to MQSeries List Does version 5.3 come with a utility to remove expired messages. I would like to know if there are any available for both OS/390 and Aix. Thanks! Firoz Kotta Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive