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On Thursday 19 March 2015 at 3:02:27 PM, in <mid:767500553.20150319160...@otten.tv>, Roelof Otten wrote: > When ready, delete the account and > tell TB to keep the files on disk. That way they're > removed from your current message base and reletivel;y > easy to restore. (Simply add the storage account to > your setup) Instead of deleting the Dummy account, you could password-protect it. Then, simply enter the Dummy account password to gain access to the archived messages. You can even automate moving files to Archive using folder properties (see below). > On Wednesday 10 January 2007 at 1:32:49 PM, in > <mid:50628043.20070110143...@rancho-k.com>, MAU wrote: > > >> Hello Lex, > >>> Is there a way i can do this or something very similar >>> in the bat! ? > >> Similar and from my POV even better and easier. I got >> the idea from someone else (don't remember who), but >> this is what I do: > >> - I have a password protected account (will explain >> later why it is password protected) that I call >> 'Archive'. > >> - This Archive account duplicates the folder tree >> structure of my main account. Actually, it just >> duplicates the folder I do want to archive. > >> - In the Properties/General of each of the folders of >> my main account that I want to archive, I tick the >> option 'Keep messages in the vase for (days)' and enter >> the NN number of days. > >> - In Properties/Deletion, I tick the 'Use folder >> specific deletion settings' option. > >> - Then, for 'Alternative deletion' I select 'Move to >> the specified folder' and, of course, I browse to >> select the corresponding folder in the 'Archive >> account'. > >> - And also tick the box for 'Use alternative deletion >> for purging this folder'. > >> And that is it. As I have said, I do this in each of >> the folder I do want to archive. Now, when every night >> I run ?folder Maintenance with the Purge and Compress >> option, the 'old messages' in each folder are >> automagically moved to the corresponding folder in the >> Archive account. > >> What's the benefit of doing this? Well, as I said at >> the beginning, the Archive account is password >> protected. This way, when you start TB, it will not >> open any password protected account and 'waste time' in >> opening each of it folders. Only when I need to find an >> archived message is when I select my Archive account, >> enter the password and open it. > >> One other thing I do to easily remember which folders I >> have set up for 'automatic archiving' is to assign >> these folders to an 'Archive Colour Groups' (blue in my >> case). This way, I can easily see in my folder tree >> which folder do have an corresponding archive one. > >> I'm really happy with this set-up. > > > -- Best regards MFPA <mailto:2014-667rhzu3dc-lists-gro...@riseup.net> Don't learn safety rules by accident... Using The Bat! v4.0.38 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 ________________________________________________ Current version is 6.6 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
