Cleaning Up the BMF Database

Use

You can configure the Bounced Mail Framework (BMF) to clean up messages from its database by moving them to Statistics periodically.

Moving mail messages to Statistics is irreversible. Most of the message data is permanently deleted.

More information: Viewing Statistics

You can move mails with the following statuses to Statistics:

• Bounced
• Lost in Space (LIS)
• Unrecognized

You can also specify a time condition. It determines the period after which the messages need to be moved.

Prerequisites

You have scheduled the regular execution of the BMF Cleanup task to ensure proper database maintenance.

The system checks at regular intervals, specified in the schedule you have assigned to the BMF Cleanuptask, if mail messages qualify (depending on the time condition) to be moved to Statistics.

More information: Scheduling Tasks

Procedure

1. In the Administration workset, navigate to Administer Bounced Mail Framework → Clean Up.
2. To select the types of messages for clean up, enable the corresponding status options.
3. Enter a time period (in days, weeks, months, or years).
4. Choose Save.