Subj : Re: BBS users
To   : Warpslide
From : fusion
Date : Sun Mar 24 2024 02:56 pm

On 24 Mar 2024, Warpslide said the following...

Wa> On 24 Mar 2024, Alonzo said the following...
Wa>
Wa>  Al> Is there a script or something that
Wa>  Al> will delete inactive users - maybe users who have not logged
Wa>  Al> on in several months? I could write my own, if I knew
Wa>  Al> which file to update. Where is the list of users kept in
Wa>  Al> Mystic?
Wa>
Wa> Yes, have a look in mutil.ini:
Wa>
Wa> [General]
Wa> PurgeUserBase = true
Wa>
Wa>
Wa> [PurgeUserBase]
Wa>
Wa>         ; Mark users for deletion that haven't called in days.
Wa>         ; This value cannot be less than 7
Wa>
Wa>         days = 180

that being said.. and i guess this doesn't apply to everyone but.. there are boards i used to call once a year, and ones i still do call with that sort of frequency. on one i politely asked to be made permanent because i don't call that frequently but sure-as-sh*t every so often they'll pop into my head. i think the answer was just basically "call more frequently so you don't get deleted." the next time a year or so later when i called my account was gone and then i just didn't ever call back. the board's probably been gone for years by now but i still think to call lol.

i guess the point is .. don't be in a rush to save a few kilobytes of space in your user database .. somebody might show up again.

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