Message Retention224 ◆ Chapter 2: Features UX Mail ManualMessage RetentionDescriptionVoice mail will save a Subscriber, Guest, Network, or Message Center Mailbox’s new, held, or saved mes-sages for the Message Retention interval, and then delete them. You’ll find Message Retention an invaluabletool for managing voice mail message storage space. If users are letting old, unwanted messages build up intheir mailboxes, shorten the Message Retention time. Be sure to let the users know how long voice mail willretain their messages. By default, voice mail retains all messages indefinitely.Voice mail performs its Message Retention deletions at midnight of the day the message was marked fordeletion. For example, if the mailbox has 1 day Message Retention, any messages left on Wednesday aredeleted at midnight on Thursday.Related FeaturesErasing All Messages (page 135)The System Administrator can delete all messages in a Subscriber, Guest, or Message Center Mailbox.Message Delete (page 194)A Subscriber, Guest, or Message Center Mailbox user can delete any messages left in their mailbox.ProgrammingStep 1 Set the Message Retention interval for a Guest Mailbox.1.1 CUSTOMIZE : M AILBOX O PTIONS E DIT : GUEST : [M ESSAGING ] M ESSAGE R ETENTION (PAGE 379).- The choices are I (indefinite) or 1-90 days. When Message Retention is set for indefinite,messages are never deleted.✔ The default setting is I (indefinite).Step 2 Set the Message Retention Interval for a Message Center Mailbox.2.1 CUSTOMIZE : M AILBOX O PTIONS E DIT : MESSAGE C ENTER : [M ESSAGING] M ESSAGE R ETENTION (PAGE 401).- The choices are I (indefinite) or 1-90 days. When Message Retention is set for indefinite,messages are never deleted.✔ The default setting is I (indefinite).Step 3 Set the Message Retention Interval for a Network Mailbox.3.1 CUSTOMIZE : M AILBOX O PTIONS E DIT : NETWORK : [NETWORK ] M ESSAGE RETENTION (PAGE 417).- The choices are I (indefinite) or 1-90 days. When Message Retention is set for indefinite,messages are never deleted.✔ The default setting is I (indefinite).Step 4 Set the Message Retention Interval for a Subscriber Mailbox.4.1 CUSTOMIZE : M AILBOX O PTIONS E DIT : SUBSCRIBER : [M ESSAGING ] MESSAGE RETENTION ( PAGE 431).- The choices are I (indefinite) or 1-90 days. When Message Retention is set for indefinite,messages are never deleted.✔ The default setting is I (indefinite).OperationN/A
