# Message Retention Limit Menu

### LCOS and Automatic Purging

The server runs an automatic purge every 24 hours at midnight. The server checks the message retention limits in the LCOS in each mailbox, then purges any messages that are at, or over, those limits. For example, if the played message retention is eight hours and a message was played at noon, it stays in the system for 12 hours after it was played, until it is automatically purged at midnight. If the message was played at 10 p.m., it stays in the system for 26 hours because it does not reach the message retention limit by the first purge.

The age of an unplayed message is calculated from the time it is left in a mailbox. If you set very short retention limits for unplayed messages, advise users to check messages at least once a day.

### Mailbox Retention

Sets how long a mailbox can remain on the server before it is automatically deleted.

Enter: Number of days, from 0 through 255; 0 for no limit

Default: 0 (no limit)

### Played Message Retention

Sets how long a played message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (1 year); 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 672 hours (28 days)

### Unplayed Message Retention

Sets how long an unplayed message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (1 year); 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 336 hours (14 days)

### Urgent Message Retention

Sets how long a played or unplayed urgent message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (1 year); 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 336 hours (14 days)

### Cut-Through Paging Receipt Retention

Sets how long a receipt for a cut-through paging message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging. For more information, see the Cut-Through Paging guide.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (1 year); 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 672 hours (28 days)

### Played Fax Message Retention

Sets how long a played Fax message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (1 year); 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 672 hours (28 days)

### Unplayed Fax Message Retention

Sets how long an unplayed Fax message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (1 year); 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 336 hours (14 days)

### Urgent Fax Message Retention

Sets how long a played or unplayed urgent Fax message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (1 year); 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 336 hours (14 days)

### Fax Receipt Retention

Sets how long a receipt for a Fax message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760; 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 672 hours (28 days)

### Receipt Retention

Sets how long a receipt for a message can remain in a mailbox before it is deleted by automatic purging.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760; 0 for no limit; a period (.) to prevent automatic purging

Default: 672 hours (28 days)

### Absolute Message Retention

Sets how long a message stays in the mailbox if the user does not delete it. Note: If you set this to less than the values for the Played and Unplayed message retention parameters, it overrides them. If this is set to 0 (the default), it is ignored.

Enter: Number of hours, from 1 through 8760 (8760 hours = 1 year) or enter a period (.) or 0 to ignore this.

Default: 0 (no limit)